explosão
The verdict
“explosão” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #3,008 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,008
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
Dominant Wiktionary sense: o ato ou efeito de explodir; uma expansão violenta com barulho, como por exemplo de pólvora
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | explosão |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɐjʃ.plu.ˈzɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #3,008 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “explosão” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for explosão is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐjʃ.plu.ˈzɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,008 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for explosão, with forms such as "epxlosão", "exlposão", and "expllosão". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "exposto", "explosivo", "expansão", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is explosão, spelled E-X-P-L-O-S-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1o ato ou efeito de explodir; uma expansão violenta com barulho, como por exemplo de pólvora
- 2uma reação violenta, como com risos ou raiva
- 3um crescimento repentino e rápido
- 4a queima da mistura de combustível e ar num motor de combustão interna
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: epxlosão,exlposão,expllosão,explosoã,explossão,exploãso,explsoão,expolsão,expplosão,exxplosão,xeplosão
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of explosão — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "explosão"
Frequency rank: #3,008 in Portuguese
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Using “explosão”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-X-P-L-O-S-Ã-O — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐjʃ.plu.ˈzɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “exposto” — see the side-by-side comparison. explosão vs exposto
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Nearby Portuguese words
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