gestação

/ʒɨʃ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//ʒɨʃ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“gestação” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,753. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,753
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-gestacao · gestação · Portuguese

gestação · rank #13,753 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,753
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH geneticamente

Nearest frequency peer: geneticamente (-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 “gestação”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “gestação” 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).

gestação vs gestão
75% similar
gestação vs geração
75% similar

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

Key facts for gestação
PropertyValue
Headwordgestação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʒɨʃ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,753
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “gestação”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.gestaçãocai 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 “geneticamente” (#13,752), “glass” (#13,754), “goleada” (#13,756). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “gestação” fica em #13,753. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around gestação (IPA /ʒɨʃ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,753 among 521 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for gestação, with forms such as "egstação", "gesatção", and "gesstação". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "gestão", "geração", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is gestação, spelled G-E-S-T-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ação ou efeito de gestar
  2. 2
    condição daquela (mulher ou fêmea) cujo óvulo foi fecundado por um espermatozoide, fazendo com que um feto se desenvolva, em seu útero
  3. 3
    gravidez ou prenhez
  4. 4
    ação de preparar e desenvolver alguma coisa
  5. 5
    elaboração ou produção

Synonyms

gravidezprenhez

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egstação
  • gesatção
  • gesstação
  • gestaãço
  • gestaçoã
  • gesttação
  • gestçaão
  • getsação
  • ggestação
  • gsetação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egstação2gesatção2gesstação1gestaãço2gestaçoã2gesttação1gestçaão2getsação2
Edit distance from "gestação"

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 "gestação"?
"gestação" is spelled G-E-S-T-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ʒɨʃ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "gestação" mean?
As a noun, "gestação" means: ação ou efeito de gestar
What words are commonly confused with "gestação"?
"gestação" is commonly confused with "gestão", "geração". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gestação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gestação" is /ʒɨʃ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gestação" come from?
"gestação" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

hepatite#13,763ferrovia#13,739fazermos#13,738inserido#13,771

Similar misspelling depth

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

habitat10 variantsenterrar10 variantsclínico10 variantsclareza10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list