indeterminação
/ĩ.dɨ.tɨɾ.mi.nɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“indeterminação” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #83,914 among 1,526 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,914
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,526
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - caráter do que não é determinado
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | indeterminação |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ĩ.dɨ.tɨɾ.mi.nɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #83,914 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “indeterminação” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
indeterminação is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #83,914 among 1,526 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ĩ.dɨ.tɨɾ.mi.nɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
indeterminação doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is indeterminação, spelled I-N-D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-Ç-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1caráter do que não é determinado
- 2falta de decisão, de resolução
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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.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ĩ.dɨ.tɨɾ.mi.nɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.