interferência

/ĩ.tɨɾ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.sjɐ/

//ĩ.tɨɾ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.sjɐ// noun

The verdict

“interferência” has 19 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,171. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,171
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,526
“I” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - qualidade daquilo que é interferente

Key facts for interferência
PropertyValue
Headwordinterferência
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ĩ.tɨɾ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.sjɐ/
Letters13
Frequency rank#7,171
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “interferência” 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). interferência 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 19 spelling variants around interferência (IPA /ĩ.tɨɾ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.sjɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,171 among 1,526 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for interferência, with forms such as "inetrferência", "innterferência", and "intefrerência". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 interferência, spelled I-N-T-E-R-F-E-R-Ê-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualidade daquilo que é interferente
  2. 2
    o ato ou efeito de interferir
  3. 3
    superposição de duas ou mais ondas num mesmo ponto

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inetrferência,innterferência,intefrerência,interefrência,interfernêcia,interferrência,interferêcnia,interferêncai,interferênccia,interferênica,interferênncia,interfeêrncia,interfferência,interfreência,interrferência,intreferência,intterferência,itnerferência,niterferência

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of interferência - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

inetrferência2innterferência1intefrerência2interefrência2interfernêcia2interferrência1interferêcnia2interferêncai2
Edit distance from "interferência"

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 "interferência"?
"interferência" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-F-E-R-Ê-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.tɨɾ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.sjɐ/.
What does "interferência" mean?
As a noun, "interferência" means: qualidade daquilo que é interferente
What are common misspellings of "interferência"?
Common misspellings include "inetrferência", "innterferência", "intefrerência", "interefrência", "interfernêcia". The correct spelling is "interferência".
How do you pronounce "interferência"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interferência" is /ĩ.tɨɾ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.sjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "interferência" come from?
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Using “interferência”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-T-E-R-F-E-R-Ê-N-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ĩ.tɨɾ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.sjɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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