predação

noun

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The verdict

“predação” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #58,135 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,135
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,113
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - relação ecológica em que um organismo (predador) captura e consome outro organismo (presa), geralmente de espécie diferente, como forma de obtenção de energia e nutrientes

Key facts for predação
PropertyValue
Headwordpredação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#58,135
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “predação” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). predação lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

predação is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #58,135 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for predação, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is predação, spelled P-R-E-D-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    relação ecológica em que um organismo (predador) captura e consome outro organismo (presa), geralmente de espécie diferente, como forma de obtenção de energia e nutrientes
  2. 2
    exploração ou dominação agressiva de um grupo ou indivíduo sobre outro, com fins de vantagem ou lucro

Synonyms

caçaconsumoexploração

Antonyms

herbivoriacomensalismomutualismo

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 "predação"?
"predação" is spelled P-R-E-D-A-Ç-Ã-O.
What does "predação" mean?
As a noun, "predação" means: relação ecológica em que um organismo (predador) captura e consome outro organismo (presa), geralmente de espécie diferente, como forma de obtenção de energia e nutrientes
What language does "predação" come from?
"predação" 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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Using “predação”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-R-E-D-A-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list