exposição
The verdict
“exposição” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,884 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,884
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
Dominant Wiktionary sense: ato ou efeito de expor
| 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
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for exposição is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐjʃ.pu.zi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,884 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 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 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", 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 exposição, spelled E-X-P-O-S-I-Ç-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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 — 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 "exposição"
Frequency rank: #1,884 in Portuguese
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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
Nearby Portuguese words
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