instituição

/ĩʃ.ti.twi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//ĩʃ.ti.twi.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“instituição” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,890. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,890
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,526
“I” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - associação de caráter social, educacional, religioso, filantrópico, etc

Key facts for instituição
PropertyValue
Headwordinstituição
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ĩʃ.ti.twi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters11
Frequency rank#1,890
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “instituição” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). instituição lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around instituição (IPA /ĩʃ.ti.twi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,890 among 1,526 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for instituição, with forms such as "innstituição", "insittuição", and "insstituição". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is instituição, spelled I-N-S-T-I-T-U-I-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    associação de caráter social, educacional, religioso, filantrópico, etc
  2. 2
    ato ou efeito de instituir
  3. 3
    coisa estabelecida
  4. 4
    fundação
  5. 5
    estabelecimento
  6. 6
    criação
  7. 7
    instituto
  8. 8
    nomeação de herdeiro
  9. 9
    (no plural) leis fundamentais de uma sociedade política ou de uma nação

This word in other languages

institution(English)institución(Español)institution(Français)Institution(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • innstituição
  • insittuição
  • insstituição
  • institiução
  • instittuição
  • instituiãço
  • instituiçoã
  • instituçião
  • instiutição
  • insttituição
  • insttiuição
  • intsituição
  • isntituição
  • nistituição

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of instituição - 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.

innstituição1insittuição2insstituição1institiução2instittuição1instituiãço2instituiçoã2instituçião2
Edit distance from "instituição"

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 "instituição"?
"instituição" is spelled I-N-S-T-I-T-U-I-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩʃ.ti.twi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "instituição" mean?
As a noun, "instituição" means: associação de caráter social, educacional, religioso, filantrópico, etc
What are common misspellings of "instituição"?
Common misspellings include "innstituição", "insittuição", "insstituição", "institiução", "instittuição". The correct spelling is "instituição".
How do you pronounce "instituição"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "instituição" is /ĩʃ.ti.twi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "instituição" come from?
"instituição" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “instituição”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-S-T-I-T-U-I-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ĩʃ.ti.twi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list