ponderação

/põ.dɨ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//põ.dɨ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“ponderação” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #40,290. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,290
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bom-senso, ato de ponderar

Corpus desk

Index PT-ponderacao · ponderação · Portuguese

ponderação · rank #40,290 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,290
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH plebe

Nearest frequency peer: plebe (-4 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 “ponderação”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ponderação” 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
Key facts for ponderação
PropertyValue
Headwordponderação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/põ.dɨ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters10
Frequency rank#40,290
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ponderação”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).ponderaçãocai 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 “plebe” (#40,286), “pioneirismo” (#40,285), “presbítero” (#40,296). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “ponderação” fica em #40,290. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around ponderação (IPA /põ.dɨ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,290 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "bom-senso, ato de ponderar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for ponderação, with forms such as "opnderação", "pnoderação", and "podneração". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is ponderação, spelled P-O-N-D-E-R-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    bom-senso, ato de ponderar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A magnitude da função de ministro exige ponderação, equilíbrio.

This word in other languages

pondération(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opnderação
  • pnoderação
  • podneração
  • pondderação
  • pondearção
  • ponderaãço
  • ponderaçoã
  • ponderração
  • ponderçaão
  • pondreação
  • ponedração
  • ponnderação
  • pponderação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ponderação - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

opnderação2pnoderação2podneração2pondderação1pondearção2ponderaãço2ponderaçoã2ponderração1
Edit distance from "ponderação"

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 "ponderação"?
"ponderação" is spelled P-O-N-D-E-R-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /põ.dɨ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "ponderação" mean?
As a noun, "ponderação" means: bom-senso, ato de ponderar
What are common misspellings of "ponderação"?
Common misspellings include "opnderação", "pnoderação", "podneração", "pondderação", "pondearção". The correct spelling is "ponderação".
How do you pronounce "ponderação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ponderação" is /põ.dɨ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ponderação" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

presbítero#40,296lastimável#40,218tropicália#40,369inflexível#40,194

Similar misspelling depth

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

sulfúrico13 variantslinguajar13 variantsusurpador13 variantsheliporto13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list