inação

/i.na.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//i.na.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“inação” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #56,179 among 938 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,179
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - falta de ação

Corpus desk

Index PT-inacao · inação · Portuguese

inação · rank #56,179 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,179
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH incutir

Nearest frequency peer: incutir (+4 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “inação”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “inação” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for inação
PropertyValue
Headwordinação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/i.na.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,179
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “inação” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.inaçãocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “incutir” (#56,183), “ibi” (#56,170), “hound” (#56,166). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “inação” fica em #56,179. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inação is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #56,179 among 938 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /i.na.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

inação has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is inação, spelled I-N-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    falta de ação
  2. 2
    inércia; indecisão; frouxidão de caráter

This word in other languages

inaction(English)inacción(Español)inaction(Français)Untätigkeit(Deutsch)

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 "inação"?
"inação" is spelled I-N-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /i.na.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "inação" mean?
As a noun, "inação" means: falta de ação
How do you pronounce "inação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inação" is /i.na.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inação" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "inação", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mullet#56,265pataxó#56,295cómoda#56,033cocada#56,007

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list