expressão
/ɐjʃ.pɾɨ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“expressão” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,611 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,611
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - frase com que se exprime uma ideia
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 | expressão |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɐjʃ.pɾɨ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #1,611 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “expressão” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for expressão is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐjʃ.pɾɨ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,611 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 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 expressão, with forms such as "epxressão", "experssão", and "exppressão". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "expressar", "expressivo", "expression", 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 is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is expressão, spelled E-X-P-R-E-S-S-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1frase com que se exprime uma ideia
- 2ação de exprimir
- 3manifestação do pensamento, ou do sentimento, pela palavra, fisionomia ou gesto
- 4ação de espremer ou de comprimir frutos ou sementes para a extração do sumo
- 5ação de espremer ou de comprimir frutos ou sementes para a extração do sumo
- 6ação de espremer ou de comprimir frutos ou sementes para a extração do sumo
- 7ação de espremer ou de comprimir frutos ou sementes para a extração do sumo
- 8faculdade involuntária dos animais domésticos de mostrar, por atitudes e momentos, as sensações que os dominam
- 9qualquer grupo de mais de uma palavra, cuja semântica é diferente de uma mera combinação das palavras que a compõem
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: epxressão,experssão,exppressão,expressoã,expresão,expresãso,exprressão,exprsesão,exrpessão,exxpressão,xepressão
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of expressão - 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.
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 “expressão”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-X-P-R-E-S-S-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐjʃ.pɾɨ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “expressar” - see the side-by-side comparison. expressão vs expressar
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.