expiação

/ɐjʃ.pjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//ɐjʃ.pjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“expiação” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #38,273. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,273
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-expiacao · expiação · Portuguese

expiação · rank #38,273 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,273
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH expoente

Nearest frequency peer: expoente (+2 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 “expiação”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “expiação” 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).

expiação vs extinção
75% similar
expiação vs extração
75% similar
expiação vs exumação
75% similar

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

Key facts for expiação
PropertyValue
Headwordexpiação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐjʃ.pjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters8
Frequency rank#38,273
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “expiação”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “expoente” (#38,275), “exposed” (#38,276), “extremismo” (#38,277). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “expiação” fica em #38,273. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around expiação (IPA /ɐjʃ.pjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,273 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ato ou efeito de expiar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for expiação, with forms such as "epxiação", "exipação", and "expaição". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "extinção", "extração", "exumação", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is expiação, spelled E-X-P-I-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de expiar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Na segunda ideia, predominam os temas da culpa e expiação, com o personagem buscando nas águas a lavagem, a redenção final dos pecados.

Synonyms

castigopenitência

This word in other languages

atonement(English)expiación(Español)expiation(Français)Sühne(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epxiação
  • exipação
  • expaição
  • expiaãço
  • expiaçoã
  • expiçaão
  • exppiação
  • exxpiação
  • xepiação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of expiação - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

epxiação2exipação2expaição2expiaãço2expiaçoã2expiçaão2exppiação1exxpiação1
Edit distance from "expiação"

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 "expiação"?
"expiação" is spelled E-X-P-I-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐjʃ.pjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "expiação" mean?
As a noun, "expiação" means: ato ou efeito de expiar
What words are commonly confused with "expiação"?
"expiação" is commonly confused with "extinção", "extração", "exumação". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "expiação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "expiação" is /ɐjʃ.pjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "expiação" come from?
"expiação" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

expoente#38,275entupido#38,256guaxinim#38,302instigar#38,323

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

lustre9 variantscaixote9 variantsawesome9 variantsvelcro9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list