pensão

/pẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//pẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“pensão” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,560. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,560
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pagamento mensal, em um determinado prazo, onde uma pessoa paga outra

Corpus desk

Index PT-pensao · pensão · Portuguese

pensão · rank #7,560 · 8 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,560
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH pistola

Nearest frequency peer: pistola (+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 “pensão”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pensão” 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).

pensão vs penso
83% similar
pensão vs persa
50% similar
pensão vs pesar
50% similar

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

Key facts for pensão
PropertyValue
Headwordpensão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,560
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pensão”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).pensãocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “pistola” (#7,561), “proporcionar” (#7,564), “nogueira” (#7,555). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pensão” fica em #7,560. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around pensão (IPA /pẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,560 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for pensão, with forms such as "epnsão", "pennsão", and "pensoã". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "penso", "persa", "pesar", 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, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is pensão, spelled P-E-N-S-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    pagamento mensal, em um determinado prazo, onde uma pessoa paga outra
  2. 2
    ónus

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epnsão
  • pennsão
  • pensoã
  • penssão
  • penãso
  • pesnão
  • pnesão
  • ppensão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epnsão2pennsão1pensoã2penssão1penãso2pesnão2pnesão2ppensão1
Edit distance from "pensão"

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 "pensão"?
"pensão" is spelled P-E-N-S-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "pensão" mean?
As a noun, "pensão" means: pagamento mensal, em um determinado prazo, onde uma pessoa paga outra
What words are commonly confused with "pensão"?
"pensão" is commonly confused with "penso", "persa", "pesar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pensão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pensão" is /pẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pensão" come from?
"pensão" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list