indução
/ĩj.du.ˈsãw/
The verdict
“indução” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #19,185. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #19,185
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,526
- “I” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de induzir
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 | indução |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ĩj.du.ˈsãw/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #19,185 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “indução” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around indução (IPA /ĩj.du.ˈsãw/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,185 among 1,526 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for indução, with forms such as "idnução", "inddução", and "induãço". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "injeção", "infusão", "infeção", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is indução, spelled I-N-D-U-Ç-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1ato ou efeito de induzir
- 2levar a outro lugar
- 3raciocínio cujas premissas têm caráter menos geral que a conclusão
- 4tipo de ensinamento que conduz alguém à aquisição de certo conhecimento
- 5método usado no trabalho de parto por meio de medicamentos indutores, que dilatam o colo do útero e aumentam suas contrações
- 6processo morfogênico determinado por um meio externo
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- idnução
- inddução
- induãço
- induçoã
- indçuão
- inndução
- inudção
- nidução
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of indução - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “indução”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-D-U-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ĩj.du.ˈsãw/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “injeção” - see the side-by-side comparison. indução vs injeção
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Same frequency band
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.