herança

/e.ˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/

//e.ˈɾɐ̃.sɐ// noun

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The verdict

“herança” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,563. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,563
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - patrimônio passado por alguém que faleceu para ser distribuído entre seus sucessores legais

Corpus desk

Index PT-heranca · herança · Portuguese

herança · rank #4,563 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,563
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH good

Nearest frequency peer: good (-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 “herança”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “herança” 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).

herança vs hérnia
57% similar
herança vs heroica
57% similar

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

Key facts for herança
PropertyValue
Headwordherança
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/e.ˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,563
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “herança”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).herançacai 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 “good” (#4,562), “estacionamento” (#4,560), “interação” (#4,566). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “herança” fica em #4,563. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around herança (IPA /e.ˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,563 among 409 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for herança, with forms such as "ehrança", "hearnça", and "heranaç". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "hérnia", "heroica", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is herança, spelled H-E-R-A-N-Ç-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    patrimônio passado por alguém que faleceu para ser distribuído entre seus sucessores legais
  2. 2
    aquilo que se herda
  3. 3
    dom transmitido de uma geração para as seguintes
  4. 4
    características biológicas passadas de um indivíduo para seus descendentes
  5. 5
    princípio da programação orientada a objetos que permite que subclasses recebam os mesmos atributos e operações que a classe-pai

Synonyms

espólioherdançalegadohereditariedade

This word in other languages

inheritance(English)herencia(Español)héritage(Français)Vererbung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehrança
  • hearnça
  • heranaç
  • herannça
  • heraçna
  • hernaça
  • herrança
  • hherança
  • hreança

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of herança - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ehrança2hearnça2heranaç2herannça1heraçna2hernaça2herrança1hherança1
Edit distance from "herança"

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 "herança"?
"herança" is spelled H-E-R-A-N-Ç-A. The IPA pronunciation is /e.ˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/.
What does "herança" mean?
As a noun, "herança" means: patrimônio passado por alguém que faleceu para ser distribuído entre seus sucessores legais
What words are commonly confused with "herança"?
"herança" is commonly confused with "hérnia", "heroica". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "herança"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "herança" is /e.ˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "herança" come from?
"herança" 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 "herança", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

country#4,546carbono#4,536resenha#4,591afirmar#4,528

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Wilson9 variantsremédio9 variantsBrazil9 variantsparaíba9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list