edificação
/e.ʤɪ.fɪ.kɐ.ˈsãw/
The verdict
“edificação” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #15,796 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #15,796
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 10
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - prédio, construção
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | edificação |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /e.ʤɪ.fɪ.kɐ.ˈsãw/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #15,796 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “edificação” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for edificação is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /e.ʤɪ.fɪ.kɐ.ˈsãw/. Corpus data places it at rank #15,796 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for edificação, with forms such as "deificação", "eddificação", and "edfiicação". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is edificação, spelled E-D-I-F-I-C-A-Ç-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1prédio, construção
- 2obra
- 3melhoria moral
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: deificação,eddificação,edfiicação,edifciação,edifficação,edifiacção,edificaãço,edificaçoã,edificcação,edificçaão,ediifcação,eidficação
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of edificação - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “edificação”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-D-I-F-I-C-A-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /e.ʤɪ.fɪ.kɐ.ˈsãw/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.