federação
/fɨ.dɨ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“federação” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #2,778 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,778
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - conjunto de estados que juntos formam uma nação soberana, mas que preservam um certo grau de independência
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | federação |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /fɨ.dɨ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #2,778 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “federação” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for federação is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /fɨ.dɨ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,778 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 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for federação, with forms such as "efderação", "fdeeração", and "fedderação". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is federação, spelled F-E-D-E-R-A-Ç-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1conjunto de estados que juntos formam uma nação soberana, mas que preservam um certo grau de independência
- 2associação de várias sociedades, grupos etc. que, mantendo certa autonomia, integram-se a uma entidade central
- 3entidade máxima em diversas áreas, vinculada a uma confederação ou não, como a FIFA, por exemplo
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: efderação,fdeeração,fedderação,fedearção,federaãço,federaçoã,federração,federçaão,fedreação,feedração,ffederação
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of federação - 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 “federação”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-E-D-E-R-A-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /fɨ.dɨ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.