lotação

//lu.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,634

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

lotação is aPortuguesenoun. It means: ato de lotar Pronounced /lu.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Often confused with loção and ligação.

Key facts for lotação
PropertyValue
Headwordlotação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/lu.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,634
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for lotação is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /lu.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #18,634 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for lotação, with forms such as "llotação", "loatção", and "lotaãço". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "loção", "ligação", "locação", 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 lotação, spelled L-O-T-A-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
    ato de lotar
  2. 2
    determinação de quantidade
  3. 3
    número fixado
  4. 4
    micro-ônibus ou van que integra-se ao, e realiza o, transporte público

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: llotação,loatção,lotaãço,lotaçoã,lottação,lotçaão,ltoação,oltação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for lotação

Misspelling Variants of "lotação"

llotação8loatção7lotaãço7lotaçoã7lottação8lotçaão7ltoação7oltação7
Misspelling Variants of "lotação"

Frequency rank: #18,634 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lotação"?
"lotação" is spelled L-O-T-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /lu.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "lotação" mean?
As a noun, "lotação" means: ato de lotar
What words are commonly confused with "lotação"?
"lotação" is commonly confused with "loção", "ligação", "locação". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lotação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lotação" is /lu.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lotação" come from?
"lotação" 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.