Institution

/ɪnstitu'ʦɪ̯oːn/

//ɪnstitu'ʦɪ̯oːn// noun

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The verdict

“Institution” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #31,416. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,416
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,526
“I” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - instituição

Key facts for Institution
PropertyValue
HeadwordInstitution
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɪnstitu'ʦɪ̯oːn/
Letters11
Frequency rank#31,416
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Institution” 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). Institution lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Institution (IPA /ɪnstitu'ʦɪ̯oːn/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,416 among 1,526 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "instituição".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Institution, with forms such as "innstitution", "insittution", and "insstitution". 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, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is Institution, spelled I-N-S-T-I-T-U-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    instituição

Synonyms

EinrichtungOrganisationOrganisationselementBehördeAnstalt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • innstitution
  • insittution
  • insstitution
  • instittuion
  • instittution
  • instituiton
  • institutino
  • institutionn
  • institutoin
  • instituttion
  • instiuttion
  • insttitution
  • insttiution
  • intsitution
  • isntitution
  • nistitution

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

innstitution1insittution2insstitution1instittuion2instittution1instituiton2institutino2institutionn1
Edit distance from "Institution"

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 "Institution"?
"Institution" is spelled I-N-S-T-I-T-U-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnstitu'ʦɪ̯oːn/.
What does "Institution" mean?
As a noun, "Institution" means: instituição
What are common misspellings of "Institution"?
Common misspellings include "innstitution", "insittution", "insstitution", "instittuion", "instittution". The correct spelling is "Institution".
How do you pronounce "Institution"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Institution" is /ɪnstitu'ʦɪ̯oːn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Institution" come from?
"Institution" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Institution”

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-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɪnstitu'ʦɪ̯oːn/ (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list