edifício

/i.di.ˈfi.sju/

//i.di.ˈfi.sju// noun

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The verdict

“edifício” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,230. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,230
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - construção de alguma importância, como objetivo de servir à atividades humanas

Corpus desk

Index PT-edificio · edifício · Portuguese

edifício · rank #2,230 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,230
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH editora

Nearest frequency peer: editora (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “edifício”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “edifício” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

edifício vs edificar
63% similar

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

Key facts for edifício
PropertyValue
Headwordedifício
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/i.di.ˈfi.sju/
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,230
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “edifício”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).edifíciocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “editora” (#2,231), “colégio” (#2,227), “feminino” (#2,233). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “edifício” fica em #2,230. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around edifício (IPA /i.di.ˈfi.sju/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,230 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for edifício, with forms such as "deifício", "eddifício", and "edfiício". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "edificar", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 edifício, spelled E-D-I-F-Í-C-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    construção de alguma importância, como objetivo de servir à atividades humanas
  2. 2
    prédio como diversos andares
  3. 3
    resultado de um conjunto de ideias ou combinações

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how edifício appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Fica permitida, nos edifícios residenciais e comerciais a instalação de grades de proteção em todas as aberturas que se comuniquem com as partes internas ou externas dos edifícios, tais como janelas, sacadas ou terraços.

This word in other languages

edifice(English)construcción(Español)bâtiment(Français)Gebäude(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • deifício
  • eddifício
  • edfiício
  • edifcíio
  • ediffício
  • edifíccio
  • edifícoi
  • edifíico
  • ediífcio
  • eidfício

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of edifício - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

deifício2eddifício1edfiício2edifcíio2ediffício1edifíccio1edifícoi2edifíico2
Edit distance from "edifício"

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 "edifício"?
"edifício" is spelled E-D-I-F-Í-C-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /i.di.ˈfi.sju/.
What does "edifício" mean?
As a noun, "edifício" means: construção de alguma importância, como objetivo de servir à atividades humanas
What words are commonly confused with "edifício"?
"edifício" is commonly confused with "edificar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "edifício"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "edifício" is /i.di.ˈfi.sju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "edifício" come from?
"edifício" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "edifício", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

feminino#2,233alcançar#2,214oposição#2,248levantar#2,197

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Gabriel10 variantscerveja10 variantscaráter10 variantsmandato10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list