extinção

/ɐjʃ.tĩ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//ɐjʃ.tĩ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“extinção” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,233. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,233
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-extincao · extinção · Portuguese

extinção · rank #4,233 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,233
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH existente

Nearest frequency peer: existente (-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 “extinção”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “extinção” 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).

extinção vs extinto
75% similar
extinção vs extração
75% similar
extinção vs extensão
75% similar

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

Key facts for extinção
PropertyValue
Headwordextinção
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐjʃ.tĩ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,233
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “extinção”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).extinçãocai 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 “existente” (#4,232), “fator” (#4,234), “fechada” (#4,235). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “extinção” fica em #4,233. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around extinção (IPA /ɐjʃ.tĩ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,233 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de extinguir(-se); eliminação total
  2. 2
    desaparecimento de uma espécie de ser vivo de maneira definitiva:
  3. 3
    absorvância

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how extinção appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Os papagaios brasileiros correm risco de extinção devido ao tráfico de animais e à destruição de seu ecossistema.

Synonyms

aboliçãoarrancamentocessaçãodebelaçãodesarraigamentodesenraizamentoeliminaçãoerradicaçãorevogação

This word in other languages

extinction(English)extinción(Español)extinction(Français)Extinktion(Deutsch)

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.

etxinção2exitnção2extinnção1extinãço2extinçoã2extiçnão2extnição2exttinção1
Edit distance from "extinção"

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 "extinção"?
"extinção" is spelled E-X-T-I-N-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐjʃ.tĩ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "extinção" mean?
As a noun, "extinção" means: ato ou efeito de extinguir(-se); eliminação total
What words are commonly confused with "extinção"?
"extinção" is commonly confused with "extinto", "extração", "extensão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "extinção"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "extinção" is /ɐjʃ.tĩ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "extinção" come from?
"extinção" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

disposto#4,223montagem#4,251multidão#4,253previsto#4,262

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

fechada10 variantsindicar10 variantsmáscara10 variantsassociado10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list