posição
/pu.zi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“posição” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #715. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #715
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3,113
- “P” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - lugar, localização no espaço
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | posição |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pu.zi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #715 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “posição” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around posição (IPA /pu.zi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #715 among 3,113 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for posição, with forms such as "opsição", "poisção", and "posiãço". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "porção", "petição", "poluição", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is posição, spelled P-O-S-I-Ç-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1lugar, localização no espaço
- 2posto, colocação em uma hierarquia
- 3função desempenhada por uma pessoa em uma determinada empresa
- 4opinião ou ponto de vista face a algo
- 5partido assumido por alguém em determinada circunstância; atitude
- 6situação social, moral, econômica, etc.
- 7terreno mais ou menos apropriado para ataque ou defesa militar
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- opsição
- poisção
- posiãço
- posiçoã
- possição
- posçião
- pposição
- psoição
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of posição - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “posição”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-O-S-I-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pu.zi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “porção” - see the side-by-side comparison. posição vs porção
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.