irrupção

/i.Ru.ˈpsɐ̃w̃/

//i.Ru.ˈpsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“irrupção” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #85,701 among 1,526 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,701
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,526
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de irromper

Key facts for irrupção
PropertyValue
Headwordirrupção
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/i.Ru.ˈpsɐ̃w̃/
Letters8
Frequency rank#85,701
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “irrupção” 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). irrupção lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

irrupção is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #85,701 among 1,526 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /i.Ru.ˈpsɐ̃w̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ato ou efeito de irromper".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for irrupção, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is irrupção, spelled I-R-R-U-P-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de irromper

This word in other languages

irruption(English)irrupción(Español)irruption(Français)

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 "irrupção"?
"irrupção" is spelled I-R-R-U-P-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /i.Ru.ˈpsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "irrupção" mean?
As a noun, "irrupção" means: ato ou efeito de irromper
How do you pronounce "irrupção"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "irrupção" is /i.Ru.ˈpsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "irrupção" come from?
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Using “irrupção”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-R-R-U-P-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /i.Ru.ˈpsɐ̃w̃/ (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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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