ligação

/li.ɡɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//li.ɡɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“ligação” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,435. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,435
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de ligar

Corpus desk

Index PT-ligacao · ligação · Portuguese

ligação · rank #1,435 · 8 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,435
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH mata

Nearest frequency peer: mata (+1 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 “ligação”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ligação” 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).

ligação vs ligado
71% similar
ligação vs lotação
71% similar
ligação vs locação
71% similar

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

Key facts for ligação
PropertyValue
Headwordligação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/li.ɡɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,435
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ligação”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “mata” (#1,436), “h” (#1,433), “menino” (#1,437). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “ligação” fica em #1,435. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around ligação (IPA /li.ɡɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,435 among 581 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for ligação, with forms such as "ilgação", "lgiação", and "liagção". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "ligado", "lotação", "locação", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is ligação, spelled L-I-G-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de ligar
  2. 2
    conexão
  3. 3
    hiperligação
  4. 4
    elo
  5. 5
    ato ou seu resultante de proceder para o estabelecimento de comunicação por meio telefónico
  6. 6
    conversa telefônica

Synonyms

chamadachamada telefónicachamada telefônicaligadachamadachamada telefónicachamada telefônicaligada

This word in other languages

link(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilgação
  • lgiação
  • liagção
  • ligaãço
  • ligaçoã
  • liggação
  • ligçaão
  • lligação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ilgação2lgiação2liagção2ligaãço2ligaçoã2liggação1ligçaão2lligação1
Edit distance from "ligação"

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 "ligação"?
"ligação" is spelled L-I-G-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /li.ɡɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "ligação" mean?
As a noun, "ligação" means: ato ou efeito de ligar
What words are commonly confused with "ligação"?
"ligação" is commonly confused with "ligado", "lotação", "locação". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ligação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ligação" is /li.ɡɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ligação" come from?
"ligação" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ligação", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Michael#1,438comando#1,425artista#1,455técnico#1,413

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

menino8 variantsseguro8 variantsfísica8 variantspadrão8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list