pendência

noun

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The verdict

“pendência” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #43,079. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,079
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - algo que não foi concluído ou encerrado, que ficou pendente

Corpus desk

Index PT-pendencia · pendência · Portuguese

pendência · rank #43,079 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,079
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH pelota

Nearest frequency peer: pelota (-2 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 “pendência”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pendência” 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).

pendência vs prudência
78% similar
pendência vs penitência
80% similar

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

Key facts for pendência
PropertyValue
Headwordpendência
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#43,079
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pendência”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).pendênciacai 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 “pelota” (#43,077), “pilantra” (#43,084), “patronal” (#43,073). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pendência” fica em #43,079. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around pendência, anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,079 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for pendência, with forms such as "epndência", "pednência", and "penddência". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "prudência", "penitência", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is pendência, spelled P-E-N-D-Ê-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    algo que não foi concluído ou encerrado, que ficou pendente
  2. 2
    assuntos a tratar; problemas ou questões a resolver
  3. 3
    disputa judicial entre duas ou mais partes
  4. 4
    inclinação, simpatia (por alguém)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Favor, resolver suas pendências com a secretaria.

Synonyms

pendẽça

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epndência
  • pednência
  • penddência
  • pendnêcia
  • pendêcnia
  • pendêncai
  • pendênccia
  • pendênica
  • pendênncia
  • penndência
  • penêdncia
  • pnedência
  • ppendência

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epndência2pednência2penddência1pendnêcia2pendêcnia2pendêncai2pendênccia1pendênica2
Edit distance from "pendência"

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 "pendência"?
"pendência" is spelled P-E-N-D-Ê-N-C-I-A.
What does "pendência" mean?
As a noun, "pendência" means: algo que não foi concluído ou encerrado, que ficou pendente
What words are commonly confused with "pendência"?
"pendência" is commonly confused with "prudência", "penitência". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "pendência" come from?
"pendência" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

parapeito#43,067prevenido#43,098saliência#43,143sancionar#43,146

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

limítrofe13 variantslamentação13 variantsinsalubre13 variantsinflamado13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list