imperfeição

//ĩ.pɨɾ.fɐj.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#42,049

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

imperfeição is aPortuguesenoun. It means: qualidade do que não alcança a perfeição, não é perfeito, que é imperfeito Pronounced /ĩ.pɨɾ.fɐj.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Often confused with imperfeito.

Key facts for imperfeição
PropertyValue
Headwordimperfeição
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ĩ.pɨɾ.fɐj.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters11
Frequency rank#42,049
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for imperfeição is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ĩ.pɨɾ.fɐj.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #42,049 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 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for imperfeição, with forms such as "imeprfeição", "immperfeição", and "impefreição". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "imperfeito", 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 imperfeição, spelled I-M-P-E-R-F-E-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
    qualidade do que não alcança a perfeição, não é perfeito, que é imperfeito
  2. 2
    erro, defeito

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: imeprfeição,immperfeição,impefreição,imperefição,imperfeiãço,imperfeiçoã,imperfeçião,imperffeição,imperfieção,imperrfeição,impperfeição,imprefeição,ipmerfeição,miperfeição

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for imperfeição

Misspelling Variants of "imperfeição"

imeprfeição11immperfeição12impefreição11imperefição11imperfeiãço11imperfeiçoã11imperfeçião11imperffeição12
Misspelling Variants of "imperfeição"

Frequency rank: #42,049 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "imperfeição"?
"imperfeição" is spelled I-M-P-E-R-F-E-I-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.pɨɾ.fɐj.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "imperfeição" mean?
As a noun, "imperfeição" means: qualidade do que não alcança a perfeição, não é perfeito, que é imperfeito
What words are commonly confused with "imperfeição"?
"imperfeição" is commonly confused with "imperfeito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "imperfeição"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imperfeição" is /ĩ.pɨɾ.fɐj.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imperfeição" come from?
"imperfeição" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.