locação

/lukɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

//lukɐˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“locação” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #19,484. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,484
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aluguel; arrendamento

Corpus desk

Index PT-locacao · locação · Portuguese

locação · rank #19,484 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,484
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH locomoção

Nearest frequency peer: locomoção (+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 “locação”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “locação” 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).

locação vs loção
71% similar
locação vs lotação
86% similar
locação vs ligação
71% similar

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

Key facts for locação
PropertyValue
Headwordlocação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/lukɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,484
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “locação”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.locaçãocai 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 “locomoção” (#19,485), “maciço” (#19,489), “mastro” (#19,493). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “locação” fica em #19,484. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around locação (IPA /lukɐˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,484 among 581 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for locação, with forms such as "lcoação", "llocação", and "loacção". 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, "loção", "lotação", "ligação", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is locação, spelled L-O-C-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    aluguel; arrendamento
  2. 2
    local onde uma cena é filmada

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Os valores de locação partem de R$ 2,3 mil e incluem, além do aluguel, condomínio, IPTU e contas de água, luz e gás.
  2. "Às vezes, a locação era ótima, mas estava pichada”, diz o diretor em entrevista ao Estadão.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lcoação
  • llocação
  • loacção
  • locaãço
  • locaçoã
  • loccação
  • locçaão
  • olcação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lcoação2llocação1loacção2locaãço2locaçoã2loccação1locçaão2olcação2
Edit distance from "locação"

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 "locação"?
"locação" is spelled L-O-C-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /lukɐˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "locação" mean?
As a noun, "locação" means: aluguel; arrendamento
What words are commonly confused with "locação"?
"locação" is commonly confused with "loção", "lotação", "ligação". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "locação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "locação" is /lukɐˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "locação" come from?
"locação" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

oriundo#19,513oráculo#19,514pântano#19,536estampa#19,429

Similar misspelling depth

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

jaguar8 variantsmedido8 variantsolhado8 variantsfofoca8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list