patinação

noun

The verdict

“patinação” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #28,711. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,711
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,113
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de patinar

Key facts for patinação
PropertyValue
Headwordpatinação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#28,711
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “patinação” 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). patinação 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 11 spelling variants around patinação, anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,711 among 3,113 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for patinação, with forms such as "aptinação", "paitnação", and "patianção". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is patinação, spelled P-A-T-I-N-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de patinar
  2. 2
    local onde se patina

Synonyms

patinagem

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aptinação
  • paitnação
  • patianção
  • patinaãço
  • patinaçoã
  • patinnação
  • patinçaão
  • patniação
  • pattinação
  • ppatinação
  • ptainação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aptinação2paitnação2patianção2patinaãço2patinaçoã2patinnação1patinçaão2patniação2
Edit distance from "patinação"

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 "patinação"?
"patinação" is spelled P-A-T-I-N-A-Ç-Ã-O.
What does "patinação" mean?
As a noun, "patinação" means: ato ou efeito de patinar
What are common misspellings of "patinação"?
Common misspellings include "aptinação", "paitnação", "patianção", "patinaãço", "patinaçoã". The correct spelling is "patinação".
What language does "patinação" come from?
"patinação" 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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Using “patinação”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-A-T-I-N-A-Ç-Ã-O - 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