ignição

//i.ɡni.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,754

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

ignição is aPortuguesenoun. It means: estado de um corpo em combustão Pronounced /i.ɡni.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Often confused with início and Ignacio.

Key facts for ignição
PropertyValue
Headwordignição
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/i.ɡni.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,754
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ignição in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for ignição is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /i.ɡni.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #19,754 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for ignição, with forms such as "ginição", "iggnição", and "iginção". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "início", "Ignacio", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is ignição, spelled I-G-N-I-Ç-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    estado de um corpo em combustão
  2. 2
    inflamação; ignescência; alumagem

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ginição,iggnição,iginção,igniãço,igniçoã,ignnição,ignçião,ingição

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ignição

Misspelling Variants of "ignição"

ginição7iggnição8iginção7igniãço7igniçoã7ignnição8ignçião7ingição7
Misspelling Variants of "ignição"

Frequency rank: #19,754 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ignição"?
"ignição" is spelled I-G-N-I-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /i.ɡni.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "ignição" mean?
As a noun, "ignição" means: estado de um corpo em combustão
What words are commonly confused with "ignição"?
"ignição" is commonly confused with "início", "Ignacio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ignição"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ignição" is /i.ɡni.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ignição" come from?
"ignição" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter I in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.