extinção
/ɐjʃ.tĩ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“extinção” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #4,233 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,233
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de extinguir(-se); eliminação total
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 | extinção |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɐjʃ.tĩ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #4,233 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “extinção” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for extinção is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐjʃ.tĩ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,233 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for extinção, with forms such as "etxinção", "exitnção", and "extinnção". 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, "extinto", "extração", "extensão", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is extinção, spelled E-X-T-I-N-Ç-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1ato ou efeito de extinguir(-se); eliminação total
- 2desaparecimento de uma espécie de ser vivo de maneira definitiva:
- 3absorvância
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: etxinção,exitnção,extinnção,extinãço,extinçoã,extiçnão,extnição,exttinção,exxtinção,xetinção
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of extinção - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “extinção”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-X-T-I-N-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐjʃ.tĩ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “extinto” - see the side-by-side comparison. extinção vs extinto
- 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.