gerência

noun

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The verdict

“gerência” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,946. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,946
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,241
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - o ato ou efeito de gerenciar

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gerência vs gerenciar
78% similar

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

Key facts for gerência
PropertyValue
Headwordgerência
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,946
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gerência” 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). gerência 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 gerência, anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,946 among 1,241 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gerência, with forms such as "egrência", "gernêcia", and "gerrência". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "gerenciar", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is gerência, spelled G-E-R-Ê-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    o ato ou efeito de gerenciar
  2. 2
    o cargo de gerente
  3. 3
    local de trabalho do gerente
  4. 4
    o tempo durante o qual alguém é gerente

Synonyms

gestão

This word in other languages

management(English)gestión(Español)gestion(Français)Management(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egrência
  • gernêcia
  • gerrência
  • gerêcnia
  • gerêncai
  • gerênccia
  • gerênica
  • gerênncia
  • geêrncia
  • ggerência
  • greência

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gerência - 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.

egrência2gernêcia2gerrência1gerêcnia2gerêncai2gerênccia1gerênica2gerênncia1
Edit distance from "gerência"

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 "gerência"?
"gerência" is spelled G-E-R-Ê-N-C-I-A.
What does "gerência" mean?
As a noun, "gerência" means: o ato ou efeito de gerenciar
What words are commonly confused with "gerência"?
"gerência" is commonly confused with "gerenciar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "gerência" come from?
"gerência" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “gerência”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-E-R-Ê-N-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “gerenciar” - see the side-by-side comparison. gerência vs gerenciar
  • 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