iluminação

/i.lu.mi.nɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//i.lu.mi.nɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“iluminação” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,856. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,856
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-iluminacao · iluminação · Portuguese

iluminação · rank #5,856 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,856
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH ilusão

Nearest frequency peer: ilusão (+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 “iluminação”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “iluminação” 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).

iluminação vs iluminado
80% similar
iluminação vs iluminada
70% similar
iluminação vs iluminadas
70% similar

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

Key facts for iluminação
PropertyValue
Headwordiluminação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/i.lu.mi.nɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters10
Frequency rank#5,856
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “iluminação”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).iluminaçãocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ilusão” (#5,857), “hábito” (#5,854), “implantação” (#5,858). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “iluminação” fica em #5,856. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around iluminação (IPA /i.lu.mi.nɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,856 among 938 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for iluminação, with forms such as "illuminação", "ilmuinação", and "iluimnação". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "iluminado", "iluminada", "iluminadas", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is iluminação, spelled I-L-U-M-I-N-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de iluminar
  2. 2
    irradiação
  3. 3
    inspiração súbita

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • illuminação
  • ilmuinação
  • iluimnação
  • ilumianção
  • iluminaãço
  • iluminaçoã
  • iluminnação
  • iluminçaão
  • ilumminação
  • ilumniação
  • iulminação
  • liuminação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

illuminação1ilmuinação2iluimnação2ilumianção2iluminaãço2iluminaçoã2iluminnação1iluminçaão2
Edit distance from "iluminação"

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 "iluminação"?
"iluminação" is spelled I-L-U-M-I-N-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /i.lu.mi.nɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "iluminação" mean?
As a noun, "iluminação" means: ato ou efeito de iluminar
What words are commonly confused with "iluminação"?
"iluminação" is commonly confused with "iluminado", "iluminada", "iluminadas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "iluminação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "iluminação" is /i.lu.mi.nɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "iluminação" come from?
"iluminação" 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 "iluminação", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

satisfeito#5,890surgimento#5,895atravessar#5,912escravidão#5,941

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

libertar12 variantsdesenhar12 variantstraduzir12 variantscavaleiro12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list