premonição

noun

The verdict

“premonição” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #36,167. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,167
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,113
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pressentimento de algo ruim que vai acontecer

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

premonição vs preposição
80% similar

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

Key facts for premonição
PropertyValue
Headwordpremonição
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#36,167
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “premonição” 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). premonição lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around premonição, anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,167 among 3,113 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "pressentimento de algo ruim que vai acontecer".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for premonição, with forms such as "permonição", "ppremonição", and "premmonição". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "preposição", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is premonição, spelled P-R-E-M-O-N-I-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    pressentimento de algo ruim que vai acontecer

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • permonição
  • ppremonição
  • premmonição
  • premnoição
  • premoinção
  • premoniãço
  • premoniçoã
  • premonnição
  • premonçião
  • preomnição
  • prmeonição
  • prremonição
  • rpemonição

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of premonição - 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.

permonição2ppremonição1premmonição1premnoição2premoinção2premoniãço2premoniçoã2premonnição1
Edit distance from "premonição"

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 "premonição"?
"premonição" is spelled P-R-E-M-O-N-I-Ç-Ã-O.
What does "premonição" mean?
As a noun, "premonição" means: pressentimento de algo ruim que vai acontecer
What words are commonly confused with "premonição"?
"premonição" is commonly confused with "preposição". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "premonição" come from?
"premonição" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “premonição”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-R-E-M-O-N-I-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “preposição” - see the side-by-side comparison. premonição vs preposição
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list