política

/po.ˈli.ʧi.kɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)

//po.ˈli.ʧi.kɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)/ noun

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The verdict

“política” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #397. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#397
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ciência do governo de instituições relativas ao Estado

Corpus desk

Index PT-politica · política · Portuguese

política · rank #397 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #397
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH norte

Nearest frequency peer: norte (-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 “política”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “política” 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).

política vs politics
75% similar
política vs political
78% similar
política vs polícia
75% similar

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

Key facts for política
PropertyValue
Headwordpolítica
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/po.ˈli.ʧi.kɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)
Letters8
Frequency rank#397
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “política”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.políticacai 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 “norte” (#396), “ponto” (#398), “possível” (#399). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “política” fica em #397. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around política (IPA /po.ˈli.ʧi.kɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)), anoun. Corpus frequency is #397 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for política, with forms such as "oplítica", "ploítica", and "pollítica". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "politics", "political", "polícia", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 política, spelled P-O-L-Í-T-I-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ciência do governo de instituições relativas ao Estado
  2. 2
    conjunto de regras relativas ao exercício de administração pública
  3. 3
    arte ou habilidade de governar bem
  4. 4
    conjunto de objetivos que orientam a administração de um governo (plataforma)
  5. 5
    conjunto de objetivos que orientam a execução das atividades de um plano
  6. 6
    princípio ideológico sustentado pelo Estado
  7. 7
    atividades realizadas pelos candidatos e seus adeptos durante a campanha eleitoral
  8. 8
    habilidade de alcançar objetivos através de relações humanas
  9. 9
    astúcia, ardil

This word in other languages

politics(English)política(Español)politique(Français)Politik(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oplítica
  • ploítica
  • pollítica
  • poltíica
  • políitca
  • polítcia
  • polítiac
  • políticca
  • políttica
  • poíltica
  • ppolítica

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

oplítica2ploítica2pollítica1poltíica2políitca2polítcia2polítiac2políticca1
Edit distance from "política"

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 "política"?
"política" is spelled P-O-L-Í-T-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is /po.ˈli.ʧi.kɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?).
What does "política" mean?
As a noun, "política" means: ciência do governo de instituições relativas ao Estado
What words are commonly confused with "política"?
"política" is commonly confused with "politics", "political", "polícia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "política"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "política" is /po.ˈli.ʧi.kɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "política" come from?
"política" 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 "política", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

possível#399Internet#417processo#358melhores#465

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

população11 variantsdinheiro11 variantsrespeito11 variantsacontece11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list