obediência

noun

The verdict

“obediência” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #12,948. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,948
frequency rank, Portuguese
846
“O” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - o ato ou efeito de ser obediente, de obedecer

Key facts for obediência
PropertyValue
Headwordobediência
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#12,948
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “obediência” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). obediência lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around obediência, anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,948 among 846 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "o ato ou efeito de ser obediente, de obedecer".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for obediência, with forms such as "boediência", "obbediência", and "obdeiência". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is obediência, spelled O-B-E-D-I-Ê-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    o ato ou efeito de ser obediente, de obedecer

Antonyms

desobediência

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • boediência
  • obbediência
  • obdeiência
  • obeddiência
  • obedinêcia
  • obediêcnia
  • obediêncai
  • obediênccia
  • obediênica
  • obediênncia
  • obedêincia
  • obeidência
  • oebdiência

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of obediência - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

boediência2obbediência1obdeiência2obeddiência1obedinêcia2obediêcnia2obediêncai2obediênccia1
Edit distance from "obediência"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "obediência"?
"obediência" is spelled O-B-E-D-I-Ê-N-C-I-A.
What does "obediência" mean?
As a noun, "obediência" means: o ato ou efeito de ser obediente, de obedecer
What are common misspellings of "obediência"?
Common misspellings include "boediência", "obbediência", "obdeiência", "obeddiência", "obedinêcia". The correct spelling is "obediência".
What language does "obediência" come from?
"obediência" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “obediência”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is O-B-E-D-I-Ê-N-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list