ilusão

//i.luˈzɐ̃w̃// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,857

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

ilusão is aPortuguesenoun. It means: qualquer coisa que pareça ser algo que não é Pronounced /i.luˈzɐ̃w̃/. It ranks #5,857 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with infusão and inclusão.

Key facts for ilusão
PropertyValue
Headwordilusão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/i.luˈzɐ̃w̃/
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,857
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for ilusão is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /i.luˈzɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,857 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for ilusão, with forms such as "illusão", "ilsuão", and "ilusoã". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "infusão", "inclusão", "ileso", 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 ilusão, spelled I-L-U-S-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualquer coisa que pareça ser algo que não é
  2. 2
    uma crença em algo que de fato não é verdade; equívoco
  3. 3
    truque de mágica
  4. 4
    estado de ser enganado ou levado ao engano

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: illusão,ilsuão,ilusoã,ilussão,iluãso,iulsão,liusão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ilusão

Misspelling Variants of "ilusão"

illusão7ilsuão6ilusoã6ilussão7iluãso6iulsão6liusão6
Misspelling Variants of "ilusão"

Frequency rank: #5,857 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ilusão"?
"ilusão" is spelled I-L-U-S-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /i.luˈzɐ̃w̃/.
What does "ilusão" mean?
As a noun, "ilusão" means: qualquer coisa que pareça ser algo que não é
What words are commonly confused with "ilusão"?
"ilusão" is commonly confused with "infusão", "inclusão", "ileso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ilusão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ilusão" is /i.luˈzɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ilusão" come from?
"ilusão" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.