inflexão

/ĩ.flɛ.ˈksɐ̃w̃/

//ĩ.flɛ.ˈksɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“inflexão” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #37,858. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,858
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de curvar

Corpus desk

Index PT-inflexao · inflexão · Portuguese

inflexão · rank #37,858 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,858
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH influenza

Nearest frequency peer: influenza (+1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “inflexão”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “inflexão” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

inflexão vs influxo
75% similar
inflexão vs infeção
75% similar
inflexão vs inflação
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for inflexão
PropertyValue
Headwordinflexão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ĩ.flɛ.ˈksɐ̃w̃/
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,858
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “inflexão”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).inflexãocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “influenza” (#37,859), “inexplicavelmente” (#37,855), “indiciamento” (#37,854). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “inflexão” fica em #37,858. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around inflexão (IPA /ĩ.flɛ.ˈksɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,858 among 938 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for inflexão, with forms such as "ifnlexão", "infelxão", and "infflexão". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "influxo", "infeção", "inflação", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is inflexão, spelled I-N-F-L-E-X-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de curvar
  2. 2
    curvatura
  3. 3
    inclinação de uma linha
  4. 4
    difração
  5. 5
    desvio
  6. 6
    modulação na voz
  7. 7
    mudança de tom
  8. 8
    flexão gramatical, variação das desinências dos vocábulos

This word in other languages

inflection(English)inflexion(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ifnlexão
  • infelxão
  • infflexão
  • inflexoã
  • inflexxão
  • infleãxo
  • infllexão
  • inflxeão
  • inlfexão
  • innflexão
  • niflexão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inflexão - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ifnlexão2infelxão2infflexão1inflexoã2inflexxão1infleãxo2infllexão1inflxeão2
Edit distance from "inflexão"

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 "inflexão"?
"inflexão" is spelled I-N-F-L-E-X-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.flɛ.ˈksɐ̃w̃/.
What does "inflexão" mean?
As a noun, "inflexão" means: ato ou efeito de curvar
What words are commonly confused with "inflexão"?
"inflexão" is commonly confused with "influxo", "infeção", "inflação". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inflexão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inflexão" is /ĩ.flɛ.ˈksɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inflexão" come from?
"inflexão" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

extintor#37,795estuário#37,792espremer#37,790epiderme#37,785

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

edificar11 variantscolágeno11 variantssuspeição11 variantsveemente11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list