passagem

/pɐ.ˈsa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

//pɐ.ˈsa.ʒɐ̃j̃// noun

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The verdict

“passagem” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,502. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,502
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - porção ou seção de um texto escrito; parágrafo, verso, etc

Corpus desk

Index PT-passagem · passagem · Portuguese

passagem · rank #1,502 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,502
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH opção

Nearest frequency peer: opção (-1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “passagem”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “passagem” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

passagem vs pesagem
75% similar
passagem vs postagem
75% similar
passagem vs pastagem
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for passagem
PropertyValue
Headwordpassagem
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɐ.ˈsa.ʒɐ̃j̃/
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,502
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “passagem”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).passagemcai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “opção” (#1,501), “perceber” (#1,503), “nove” (#1,500). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “passagem” fica em #1,502. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around passagem (IPA /pɐ.ˈsa.ʒɐ̃j̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,502 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for passagem, with forms such as "apssagem", "pasagem", and "pasasgem". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "pesagem", "postagem", "pastagem", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is passagem, spelled P-A-S-S-A-G-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    porção ou seção de um texto escrito; parágrafo, verso, etc
  2. 2
    uma divisão de uma obra musical
  3. 3
    o ato ou efeito de passar de um lugar, condição, etc para outro
  4. 4
    a permissão, direito ou liberdade de passar
  5. 5
    corredor, passadiço
  6. 6
    o preço cobrado para ser transportado em ônibus, avião, navio, etc
  7. 7
    o bilhete que demonstra que uma pessoa pode ser transportado em ônibus, avião, navio, etc
  8. 8
    antigo tributo cobrado nas travessias de rio, similar aos atuais pedágios

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how passagem appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O pastor leu uma passagem das Escrituras Sagradas.
  2. A abertura 1812 de Tchaikovski tem várias passagens onde aparece um canhão.

This word in other languages

passage(English)billete(Español)billet(Français)Schein(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apssagem
  • pasagem
  • pasasgem
  • passaegm
  • passagemm
  • passaggem
  • passagme
  • passgaem
  • ppassagem
  • psasagem

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of passagem - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

apssagem2pasagem1pasasgem2passaegm2passagemm1passaggem1passagme2passgaem2
Edit distance from "passagem"

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 "passagem"?
"passagem" is spelled P-A-S-S-A-G-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is /pɐ.ˈsa.ʒɐ̃j̃/.
What does "passagem" mean?
As a noun, "passagem" means: porção ou seção de um texto escrito; parágrafo, verso, etc
What words are commonly confused with "passagem"?
"passagem" is commonly confused with "pesagem", "postagem", "pastagem". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "passagem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "passagem" is /pɐ.ˈsa.ʒɐ̃j̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "passagem" come from?
"passagem" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "passagem", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

perceber#1,503príncipe#1,505melhorar#1,498regional#1,508

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

crítica10 variantsreforma10 variantsfundação10 variantsoliveira10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list