ionosfera
The verdict
“ionosfera” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #73,302 among 1,526 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,302
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,526
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - camada da atmosfera da Terra que se localiza entre sessenta e mil quilômetros de altitude e é composta de íons, plasma ionosférico e, devido à sua composição, reflete ondas de rádio até aproximadam...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ionosfera |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #73,302 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ionosfera” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ionosfera is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #73,302 among 1,526 “I” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "camada da atmosfera da Terra que se localiza entre sessenta e mil quilômetros de altitude e é composta de íons, plasma ionosférico e, devido à sua composição, reflete ondas de rádio até aproximadam...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ionosfera, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is ionosfera, spelled I-O-N-O-S-F-E-R-A.
Definition
- 1camada da atmosfera da Terra que se localiza entre sessenta e mil quilômetros de altitude e é composta de íons, plasma ionosférico e, devido à sua composição, reflete ondas de rádio até aproximadamente 30 MHz
This word in other languages
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.
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- The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-O-N-O-S-F-E-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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