extensão

//es.tẽj.ˈsãw// noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,422

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

extensão is aPortuguesenoun. It means: ato ou efeito de estender-se Pronounced /es.tẽj.ˈsãw/. It ranks #2,422 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with extenso and extinção.

Key facts for extensão
PropertyValue
Headwordextensão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/es.tẽj.ˈsãw/
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,422
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of extensão in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for extensão is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /es.tẽj.ˈsãw/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,422 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for extensão, with forms such as "etxensão", "exetnsão", and "extennsão". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "extenso", "extinção", "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 extensão, spelled E-X-T-E-N-S-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de estender-se
  2. 2
    dimensão
  3. 3
    conjunto de letras apostas ao nome de um ficheiro informático para o identificar
  4. 4
    porção de cabo ou fio elétrico, munido ou não de fichas adaptadoras, normalmente destinado a interligar dois ou mais sistemas elétricos distantes entre si
  5. 5
    prolongação de um cabo utilizado para conectar dois ou mais aparelhos telefônicos numa mesma linha

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etxensão,exetnsão,extennsão,extensoã,extenssão,extenãso,extesnão,extnesão,exttensão,exxtensão,xetensão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for extensão

Misspelling Variants of "extensão"

etxensão8exetnsão8extennsão9extensoã8extenssão9extenãso8extesnão8extnesão8
Misspelling Variants of "extensão"

Frequency rank: #2,422 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "extensão"?
"extensão" is spelled E-X-T-E-N-S-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /es.tẽj.ˈsãw/.
What does "extensão" mean?
As a noun, "extensão" means: ato ou efeito de estender-se
What words are commonly confused with "extensão"?
"extensão" is commonly confused with "extenso", "extinção", "expansão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "extensão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "extensão" is /es.tẽj.ˈsãw/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "extensão" come from?
"extensão" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.