em relação a

phrase

The verdict

“em relação a” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - em comparação com outro acontecimento no espaço ou no tempo

Corpus desk

Index PT-em-relacao-a · em relação a · Portuguese

em relação a · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for em relação a
PropertyValue
Headwordem relação a
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “em relação a” em português

em relação anão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

em relação a is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for em relação a in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is em relação a, spelled E-M- -R-E-L-A-Ç-Ã-O- -A.

Definition

  1. 1
    em comparação com outro acontecimento no espaço ou no tempo
  2. 2
    tendo em consideração

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. as venda aumentaram em relação ao mês passado
  2. é importante fixar a cotização em relação ao salário

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "em relação a"?
"em relação a" is spelled E-M- -R-E-L-A-Ç-Ã-O- -A.
What does "em relação a" mean?
As a phrase, "em relação a" means: em comparação com outro acontecimento no espaço ou no tempo
What language does "em relação a" come from?
"em relação a" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list