monção

//mõ.ˈsãw// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,382

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

monção is aPortuguesenoun. It means: ventos sazonais que ocorrem em grandes áreas das regiões costeiras tropicais e subtropicais, em geral associados à alternância entre a estação das chuvas e a estação seca Pronounced /mõ.ˈsãw/. Often confused with mono and monja.

Key facts for monção
PropertyValue
Headwordmonção
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mõ.ˈsãw/
Letters6
Frequency rank#38,382
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for monção is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /mõ.ˈsãw/. Corpus data places it at rank #38,382 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for monção, with forms such as "mmonção", "mnoção", and "monnção". 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 also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "mono", "monja", "montar", 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 monção, spelled M-O-N-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
    ventos sazonais que ocorrem em grandes áreas das regiões costeiras tropicais e subtropicais, em geral associados à alternância entre a estação das chuvas e a estação seca
  2. 2
    estação climática fortemente influenciada pelas monções¹, caracterizada por chuvas intensas

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmonção,mnoção,monnção,monãço,monçoã,moçnão,omnção

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for monção

Misspelling Variants of "monção"

mmonção7mnoção6monnção7monãço6monçoã6moçnão6omnção6
Misspelling Variants of "monção"

Frequency rank: #38,382 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "monção"?
"monção" is spelled M-O-N-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /mõ.ˈsãw/.
What does "monção" mean?
As a noun, "monção" means: ventos sazonais que ocorrem em grandes áreas das regiões costeiras tropicais e subtropicais, em geral associados à alternância entre a estação das chuvas e a estação seca
What words are commonly confused with "monção"?
"monção" is commonly confused with "mono", "monja", "montar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "monção"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "monção" is /mõ.ˈsãw/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "monção" come from?
"monção" 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 M in our Portuguese index:

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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.