polícia

/pu.ˈli.sjɐ/

//pu.ˈli.sjɐ// noun

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The verdict

“polícia” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #357. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#357
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - corporação cujo objetivo é manter a ordem pública e garantir o cumprimento da lei

Corpus desk

Index PT-policia · polícia · Portuguese

polícia · rank #357 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #357
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH processo

Nearest frequency peer: processo (+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 “polícia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “polícia” 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).

polícia vs policy
57% similar
polícia vs política
75% similar
polícia vs policial
75% similar

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

Key facts for polícia
PropertyValue
Headwordpolícia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pu.ˈli.sjɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#357
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “polícia”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “processo” (#358), “usar” (#359), “ajuda” (#360). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “polícia” fica em #357. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around polícia (IPA /pu.ˈli.sjɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #357 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for polícia, with forms such as "oplícia", "ploícia", and "polcíia". 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. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "policy", "política", "policial", and more, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is polícia, spelled P-O-L-Í-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    corporação cujo objetivo é manter a ordem pública e garantir o cumprimento da lei
  2. 2
    funcionário dessa corporação

Synonyms

os homensos hômipuliça

This word in other languages

police(English)policía(Español)police(Français)Polizei(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oplícia
  • ploícia
  • polcíia
  • pollícia
  • polícai
  • políccia
  • políica
  • poílcia
  • ppolícia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

oplícia2ploícia2polcíia2pollícia1polícai2políccia1políica2poílcia2
Edit distance from "polícia"

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 "polícia"?
"polícia" is spelled P-O-L-Í-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /pu.ˈli.sjɐ/.
What does "polícia" mean?
As a noun, "polícia" means: corporação cujo objetivo é manter a ordem pública e garantir o cumprimento da lei
What words are commonly confused with "polícia"?
"polícia" is commonly confused with "policy", "política", "policial". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "polícia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "polícia" is /pu.ˈli.sjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "polícia" come from?
"polícia" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

exemplo#334relação#381estados#332maneira#409

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

chegar9 variantscentro9 variantspartir9 variantspensar9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list