indiferença
/ĩ.di.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.sɐ/
The verdict
“indiferença” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #11,482 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #11,482
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 11
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - qualidade do que tem o mesmo valor (legal, matemático, moral e assim sucessivamente)
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | indiferença |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ĩ.di.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.sɐ/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #11,482 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “indiferença” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for indiferença is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ĩ.di.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.sɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #11,482 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for indiferença, with forms such as "idniferença", "inddiferença", and "indfierença". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "indiferente", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is indiferença, spelled I-N-D-I-F-E-R-E-N-Ç-A.
Definition
- 1qualidade do que tem o mesmo valor (legal, matemático, moral e assim sucessivamente)
- 2desinteresse
- 3apatia
- 4ódio
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: idniferença,inddiferença,indfierença,indiefrença,indifeernça,indiferenaç,indiferennça,indifereçna,indiferneça,indiferrença,indifferença,indifreença,inidferença,inndiferença,nidiferença
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of indiferença - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “indiferença”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-D-I-F-E-R-E-N-Ç-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ĩ.di.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.sɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “indiferente” - see the side-by-side comparison. indiferença vs indiferente
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.