identificação
/i.dẽ.ti.fi.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“identificação” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #2,779 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,779
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 13
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - determinação da identidade
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | identificação |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /i.dẽ.ti.fi.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #2,779 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “identificação” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for identificação is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /i.dẽ.ti.fi.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,779 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for identificação, with forms such as "dientificação", "iddentificação", and "idenitficação". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented 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 identificação, spelled I-D-E-N-T-I-F-I-C-A-Ç-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1determinação da identidade
- 2ação de identificar ou identificar-se
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: dientificação,iddentificação,idenitficação,idenntificação,identfiicação,identifciação,identifficação,identifiacção,identificaãço,identificaçoã,identificcação,identificçaão,identiifcação,identtificação,idetnificação,idnetificação,iedntificação
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of identificação - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “identificação”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-D-E-N-T-I-F-I-C-A-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /i.dẽ.ti.fi.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.