modernização
The verdict
“modernização” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #9,538 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #9,538
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 12
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato de modernizar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | modernização |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #9,538 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “modernização” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for modernização is 12 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #9,538 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ato de modernizar".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for modernização, with forms such as "mdoernização", "mmodernização", and "moddernização". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 modernização, spelled M-O-D-E-R-N-I-Z-A-Ç-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1ato de modernizar
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: mdoernização,mmodernização,moddernização,modenrização,moderinzação,moderniazção,modernizaãço,modernizaçoã,modernizzação,modernizçaão,modernnização,modernziação,moderrnização,modrenização,moedrnização,omdernização
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of modernização - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “modernização”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-O-D-E-R-N-I-Z-A-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.