estimação

/iʃ.ti.mɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//iʃ.ti.mɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“estimação” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,636. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,636
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - avaliação

Corpus desk

Index PT-estimacao · estimação · Portuguese

estimação · rank #7,636 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,636
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH elevação

Nearest frequency peer: elevação (-3 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 “estimação”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “estimação” 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).

estimação vs estomacal
56% similar
estimação vs estimulação
82% similar
estimação vs estação
78% similar

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

Key facts for estimação
PropertyValue
Headwordestimação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/iʃ.ti.mɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,636
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “estimação”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.estimaçãocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “elevação” (#7,633), “eleger” (#7,632), “economista” (#7,631). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “estimação” fica em #7,636. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around estimação (IPA /iʃ.ti.mɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,636 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for estimação, with forms such as "esitmação", "esstimação", and "estiamção". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "estomacal", "estimulação", "estação", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is estimação, spelled E-S-T-I-M-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    avaliação
  2. 2
    estima

Synonyms

apreçoavaliaçãocasocômputoestimamontagem

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esitmação
  • esstimação
  • estiamção
  • estimaãço
  • estimaçoã
  • estimmação
  • estimçaão
  • estmiação
  • esttimação
  • etsimação
  • setimação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

esitmação2esstimação1estiamção2estimaãço2estimaçoã2estimmação1estimçaão2estmiação2
Edit distance from "estimação"

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 "estimação"?
"estimação" is spelled E-S-T-I-M-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.ti.mɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "estimação" mean?
As a noun, "estimação" means: avaliação
What words are commonly confused with "estimação"?
"estimação" is commonly confused with "estomacal", "estimulação", "estação". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "estimação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "estimação" is /iʃ.ti.mɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "estimação" come from?
"estimação" 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 "estimação", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dominante#7,629Guatemala#7,646terrestre#7,704quadrilha#7,566

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

lealdade11 variantscolheita11 variantsatraente11 variantspandemia11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list