encheção

noun

The verdict

“encheção” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #84,656 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,656
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de encher

Corpus desk

Index PT-enchecao · encheção · Portuguese

encheção · rank #84,656 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,656
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH encardido

Nearest frequency peer: encardido (-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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “encheção”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “encheção” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for encheção
PropertyValue
Headwordencheção
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#84,656
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “encheção” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).encheçãocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “encardido” (#84,655), “emparelhar” (#84,653), “estragão” (#84,681). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “encheção” fica em #84,656. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

encheção is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #84,656 among 1,279 “E” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ato ou efeito de encher".

No generated misspelling entries exist for encheção in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is encheção, spelled E-N-C-H-E-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de encher

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Um resumo não tão cínico do maior atentado terrorista da história mostraria o seguinte: … turistas ganharam maior encheção de saco nos aeroportos; cidadãos perderam direitos, liberdade, a mínima sensação de segurança que pudessem ter; o mundo ganhou mais paranoia, enfim.

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 "encheção"?
"encheção" is spelled E-N-C-H-E-Ç-Ã-O.
What does "encheção" mean?
As a noun, "encheção" means: ato ou efeito de encher
What language does "encheção" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list