exposição
/ɐjʃ.pu.zi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“exposição” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,884. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,884
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,493
- “E” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de expor
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | exposição |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɐjʃ.pu.zi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #1,884 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “exposição” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around exposição (IPA /ɐjʃ.pu.zi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,884 among 2,493 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for exposição, with forms such as "epxosição", "exopsição", and "expoisção". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "expedição", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
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 exposição, spelled E-X-P-O-S-I-Ç-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1ato ou efeito de expor
- 2lugar onde objetos (produtos agrícolas, industriais, artísticos, etc.) se mostram ao público
- 3posição de um edifício em relação aos pontos cardeais
- 4modo de dizer ou de explicar; narração; explicação
- 5em fotografia, o produto da iluminação pelo tempo
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- epxosição
- exopsição
- expoisção
- exposiãço
- exposiçoã
- expossição
- exposçião
- expposição
- expsoição
- exxposição
- xeposição
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of exposição - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “exposição”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-X-P-O-S-I-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐjʃ.pu.zi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “expedição” - see the side-by-side comparison. exposição vs expedição
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.