loção

//lu.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,245

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

loção is aPortuguesenoun. It means: líquido perfumado e levemente alcoolizado para o tratamento da pele e dos cabelos Pronounced /lu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Often confused with logo and loja.

Key facts for loção
PropertyValue
Headwordloção
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/lu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters5
Frequency rank#32,245
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of loção in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for loção is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /lu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #32,245 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for loção, with forms such as "lloção", "loãço", and "loçoã". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "logo", "loja", "lola", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is loção, spelled L-O-Ç-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    líquido perfumado e levemente alcoolizado para o tratamento da pele e dos cabelos
  2. 2
    líquido próprio para lavagens medicinais
  3. 3
    lavagem com esponja embebida em líquido

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lloção,loãço,loçoã,lçoão,olção

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for loção

Misspelling Variants of "loção"

lloção6loãço5loçoã5lçoão5olção5
Misspelling Variants of "loção"

Frequency rank: #32,245 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "loção"?
"loção" is spelled L-O-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /lu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "loção" mean?
As a noun, "loção" means: líquido perfumado e levemente alcoolizado para o tratamento da pele e dos cabelos
What words are commonly confused with "loção"?
"loção" is commonly confused with "logo", "loja", "lola". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "loção"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "loção" is /lu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "loção" come from?
"loção" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter L in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.