edição

/e.dʒi.ˈsãw/

//e.dʒi.ˈsãw// noun

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The verdict

“edição” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #645 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#645
frequency rank, Portuguese
6
letters
6
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de editar

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

edição vs ética
17% similar
edição vs épico
33% similar
edição vs ético
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for edição
PropertyValue
Headwordedição
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/e.dʒi.ˈsãw/
Letters6
Frequency rank#645
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “edição” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). edição lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for edição is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /e.dʒi.ˈsãw/. Corpus data places it at rank #645 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for edição, with forms such as "deição", "eddição", and "ediãço". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "ética", "épico", "ético", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is edição, spelled E-D-I-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de editar
  2. 2
    ofício do editor
  3. 3
    reprodução, publicação e distribuição de obra textual, musical etc.
  4. 4
    conjunto dos exemplares de cada tiragem de uma obra ou de várias tiragens quando não diferem substancialmente entre si
  5. 5
    publicação inédita de uma obra
  6. 6
    conjunto dos exemplares de um periódico impressos de uma só vez
  7. 7
    cada transmissão de determinado programa jornalístico
  8. 8
    ato de alterar um registro de texto, imagem ou som com o objetivo de melhorá-lo para seu público
  9. 9
    seleção de quais informações ou partes de um texto, filme, foto ou som serão publicadas
  10. 10
    processo de escolha das cenas gravadas ao mesmo tempo por diferentes câmeras

Synonyms

lançamentomontagem

This word in other languages

edición(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: deição,eddição,ediãço,ediçoã,edçião,eidção

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of edição - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

deição2eddição1ediãço2ediçoã2edçião2eidção2
Edit distance from "edição"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "edição"?
"edição" is spelled E-D-I-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /e.dʒi.ˈsãw/.
What does "edição" mean?
As a noun, "edição" means: ato ou efeito de editar
What words are commonly confused with "edição"?
"edição" is commonly confused with "ética", "épico", "ético". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "edição"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "edição" is /e.dʒi.ˈsãw/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "edição" come from?
"edição" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “edição”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-D-I-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /e.dʒi.ˈsãw/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “ética” - see the side-by-side comparison. edição vs ética
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list