inserção

//ĩ.sɨɾ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,908

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

inserção is aPortuguesenoun. It means: ato ou efeito de inserir Pronounced /ĩ.sɨɾ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Often confused with isenção and intenção.

Key facts for inserção
PropertyValue
Headwordinserção
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ĩ.sɨɾ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,908
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of inserção in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for inserção is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ĩ.sɨɾ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #10,908 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ato ou efeito de inserir".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for inserção, with forms such as "inesrção", "innserção", and "inserrção". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "isenção", "intenção", "invenção", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is inserção, spelled I-N-S-E-R-Ç-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de inserir

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inesrção,innserção,inserrção,inserãço,inserçoã,inseçrão,insreção,insserção,isnerção,niserção

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for inserção

Misspelling Variants of "inserção"

inesrção8innserção9inserrção9inserãço8inserçoã8inseçrão8insreção8insserção9
Misspelling Variants of "inserção"

Frequency rank: #10,908 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inserção"?
"inserção" is spelled I-N-S-E-R-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.sɨɾ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "inserção" mean?
As a noun, "inserção" means: ato ou efeito de inserir
What words are commonly confused with "inserção"?
"inserção" is commonly confused with "isenção", "intenção", "invenção". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inserção"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inserção" is /ĩ.sɨɾ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inserção" come from?
"inserção" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.