observância
/ɔb.sɨɾ.ˈvɐ̃.sjɐ/
The verdict
“observância” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #26,486. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #26,486
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 385
- “O” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - ato ou efeito de observar, de respeitar uma regra ou lei
Corpus desk
Index PT-observancia · observância · Portuguese
observância · rank #26,486 · 16 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #26,486
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 16 variants
- BOOK-MID 385
- PHOTO-FINISH núpcias
Nearest frequency peer: núpcias (-4 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “observância”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Monday
Monday
73,529 corpus weight
- narcotráfico
narcotráfico
73,524 corpus weight
- native
native
73,523 corpus weight
- núpcias
núpcias
73,519 corpus weight
- observância
observância
73,515 corpus weight
- pateta
pateta
73,504 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “observância” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | observância |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɔb.sɨɾ.ˈvɐ̃.sjɐ/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #26,486 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “observância” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around observância (IPA /ɔb.sɨɾ.ˈvɐ̃.sjɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,486 among 385 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ato ou efeito de observar, de respeitar uma regra ou lei".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for observância, with forms such as "boservância", "obbservância", and "obesrvância". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is observância, spelled O-B-S-E-R-V-Â-N-C-I-A.
Definition
- 1ato ou efeito de observar, de respeitar uma regra ou lei
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how observância appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
É justamente a falta de observância estrita a essas normas que torna empresas estatais tão expostas à corrupção ou a práticas administrativas altamente questionáveis.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- boservância
- obbservância
- obesrvância
- obserrvância
- observnâcia
- observvância
- observâcnia
- observâncai
- observânccia
- observânica
- observânncia
- obserâvncia
- obsevrância
- obsrevância
- obsservância
- osbervância
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of observância - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "observância", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).
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.