Nagasaki
"nagazaki".)
The verdict
“Nagasaki” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #24,404. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #24,404
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 881
- “N” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - prefeitura (subdivisão nacional) do Japão, localizada na região de Kyushu
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nagasaki |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | "nagazaki".) |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #24,404 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Nagasaki” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Nagasaki (IPA "nagazaki".)), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,404 among 881 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nagasaki, with forms such as "angasaki", "naagsaki", and "nagaaski". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is Nagasaki, spelled N-A-G-A-S-A-K-I.
Definition
- 1prefeitura (subdivisão nacional) do Japão, localizada na região de Kyushu
- 2cidade japonesa, capital da prefeitura homônima
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- angasaki
- naagsaki
- nagaaski
- nagasaik
- nagasakki
- nagaskai
- nagassaki
- naggasaki
- nagsaaki
- ngaasaki
- nnagasaki
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nagasaki - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Nagasaki”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is N-A-G-A-S-A-K-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as "nagazaki".) (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.