festança

noun

The verdict

“festança” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #47,359. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,359
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,704
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - festa grande

Key facts for festança
PropertyValue
Headwordfestança
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#47,359
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “festança” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). festança lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around festança, anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,359 among 1,704 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for festança, with forms such as "efstança", "fesatnça", and "fesstança". 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, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is festança, spelled F-E-S-T-A-N-Ç-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    festa grande
  2. 2
    muitas festas
  3. 3
    festa muito animada ou extravagante; festa de arromba

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efstança
  • fesatnça
  • fesstança
  • festanaç
  • festannça
  • festaçna
  • festnaça
  • festtança
  • fetsança
  • ffestança
  • fsetança

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of festança - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

efstança2fesatnça2fesstança1festanaç2festannça1festaçna2festnaça2festtança1
Edit distance from "festança"

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 "festança"?
"festança" is spelled F-E-S-T-A-N-Ç-A.
What does "festança" mean?
As a noun, "festança" means: festa grande
What are common misspellings of "festança"?
Common misspellings include "efstança", "fesatnça", "fesstança", "festanaç", "festannça". The correct spelling is "festança".
What language does "festança" come from?
"festança" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “festança”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-E-S-T-A-N-Ç-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list