interseção

/ĩ.tɨɾ.sɛ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//ĩ.tɨɾ.sɛ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“interseção” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #33,894. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,894
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ponto onde duas linhas, planos ou sólidos se encontram

Corpus desk

Index PT-intersecao · interseção · Portuguese

interseção · rank #33,894 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,894
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH inner

Nearest frequency peer: inner (-2 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 “interseção”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “interseção” 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).

interseção vs intervenção
82% similar
interseção vs interação
80% similar
interseção vs internação
80% similar

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

Key facts for interseção
PropertyValue
Headwordinterseção
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ĩ.tɨɾ.sɛ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters10
Frequency rank#33,894
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “interseção”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.interseçãocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “inner” (#33,892), “indomável” (#33,890), “incómodo” (#33,889). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “interseção” fica em #33,894. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around interseção (IPA /ĩ.tɨɾ.sɛ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,894 among 938 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for interseção, with forms such as "inetrseção", "innterseção", and "interesção". 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, "intervenção", "interação", "internação", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is interseção, spelled I-N-T-E-R-S-E-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ponto onde duas linhas, planos ou sólidos se encontram
  2. 2
    ponto onde duas ruas se cruzam
  3. 3
    operação com conjuntos que produz um conjunto com todos os elementos comuns a dois outros conjuntos; é representado por ∩

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how interseção appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Em teoria dos conjuntos, a interseção é um conjunto de elementos que, simultaneamente, pertencem a dois ou mais conjuntos, representado por ∩.

This word in other languages

intersection(English)intersección(Español)intersection(Français)Schnittmenge(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetrseção
  • innterseção
  • interesção
  • interrseção
  • interseãço
  • interseçoã
  • intersseção
  • intersçeão
  • intesreção
  • intreseção
  • intterseção
  • itnerseção
  • niterseção

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

inetrseção2innterseção1interesção2interrseção1interseãço2interseçoã2intersseção1intersçeão2
Edit distance from "interseção"

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 "interseção"?
"interseção" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-S-E-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.tɨɾ.sɛ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "interseção" mean?
As a noun, "interseção" means: ponto onde duas linhas, planos ou sólidos se encontram
What words are commonly confused with "interseção"?
"interseção" is commonly confused with "intervenção", "interação", "internação". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "interseção"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interseção" is /ĩ.tɨɾ.sɛ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "interseção" come from?
"interseção" 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 "interseção", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gramatical#33,871evaporação#33,829enchimento#33,810production#33,996

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

indomável13 variantsmotivador13 variantspartitura13 variantsprovérbio13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list