fundação

/fũ.dɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//fũ.dɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“fundação” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,537. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,537
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-fundacao · fundação · Portuguese

fundação · rank #1,537 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,537
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH gay

Nearest frequency peer: gay (+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 “fundação”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fundação” 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).

fundação vs furacão
63% similar
fundação vs fundição
88% similar
fundação vs função
75% similar

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

Key facts for fundação
PropertyValue
Headwordfundação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fũ.dɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,537
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “fundação”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.fundaçãocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “gay” (#1,538), “jornalista” (#1,539), “espanhol” (#1,534). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fundação” fica em #1,537. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around fundação (IPA /fũ.dɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,537 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for fundação, with forms such as "ffundação", "fnudação", and "fudnação". 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. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "furacão", "fundição", "função", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is fundação, spelled F-U-N-D-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de fundar
  2. 2
    instituição de interesse público, sem fins lucrativos, frequentemente criada por doação, muitas vezes póstuma
  3. 3
    princípio
  4. 4
    alicerce

This word in other languages

foundation(English)fundación(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffundação
  • fnudação
  • fudnação
  • funadção
  • fundaãço
  • fundaçoã
  • funddação
  • fundçaão
  • funndação
  • ufndação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffundação1fnudação2fudnação2funadção2fundaãço2fundaçoã2funddação1fundçaão2
Edit distance from "fundação"

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 "fundação"?
"fundação" is spelled F-U-N-D-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /fũ.dɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "fundação" mean?
As a noun, "fundação" means: ato ou efeito de fundar
What words are commonly confused with "fundação"?
"fundação" is commonly confused with "furacão", "fundição", "função". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fundação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fundação" is /fũ.dɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fundação" come from?
"fundação" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

espanhol#1,534oliveira#1,546conceito#1,527aumentar#1,560

Similar misspelling depth

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

crítica10 variantspassagem10 variantsreforma10 variantscoragem10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list