extensão

/es.tẽj.ˈsãw/

//es.tẽj.ˈsãw// noun

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The verdict

“extensão” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,422. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,422
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de estender-se

Corpus desk

Index PT-extensao · extensão · Portuguese

extensão · rank #2,422 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,422
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH exceto

Nearest frequency peer: exceto (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “extensão”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “extensão” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

extensão vs extenso
88% similar
extensão vs extinção
75% similar
extensão vs expansão
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “extensão”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).extensãocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “exceto” (#2,421), “facilmente” (#2,423), “estudante” (#2,420). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “extensão” fica em #2,422. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around extensão (IPA /es.tẽj.ˈsãw/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,422 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for extensão, with forms such as "etxensão", "exetnsão", and "extennsão". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "extenso", "extinção", "expansão", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is extensão, spelled E-X-T-E-N-S-Ã-O.

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

ramal

This word in other languages

extension(English)extensión(Español)extension(Français)Nebenstelle(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etxensão
  • exetnsão
  • extennsão
  • extensoã
  • extenssão
  • extenãso
  • extesnão
  • extnesão
  • exttensão
  • exxtensão
  • xetensão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of extensão - 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.

etxensão2exetnsão2extennsão1extensoã2extenssão1extenãso2extesnão2extnesão2
Edit distance from "extensão"

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.

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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "extensão", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

feminina#2,424confusão#2,412parceiro#2,436ausência#2,353

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

definição11 variantsaprovação11 variantsimpressão11 variantsgabinete11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list