presidência

noun

The verdict

“presidência” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,989 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,989
frequency rank, Portuguese
11
letters
16
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ação de presidir

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

presidência vs presidenta
73% similar
presidência vs previdência
91% similar
presidência vs providência
82% similar

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

Key facts for presidência
PropertyValue
Headwordpresidência
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#1,989
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “presidência” 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). presidência lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for presidência is 11 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #1,989 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for presidência, with forms such as "persidência", "ppresidência", and "preisdência". 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. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "presidenta", "previdência", "providência", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is presidência, spelled P-R-E-S-I-D-Ê-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ação de presidir
  2. 2
    cargo de presidente
  3. 3
    período de exercício de presidente, mandato
  4. 4
    posição de eminência, importância

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: persidência,ppresidência,preisdência,presdiência,presiddência,presidnêcia,presidêcnia,presidêncai,presidênccia,presidênica,presidênncia,presiêdncia,pressidência,prresidência,prseidência,rpesidência

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

persidência2ppresidência1preisdência2presdiência2presiddência1presidnêcia2presidêcnia2presidêncai2
Edit distance from "presidência"

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 "presidência"?
"presidência" is spelled P-R-E-S-I-D-Ê-N-C-I-A.
What does "presidência" mean?
As a noun, "presidência" means: ação de presidir
What words are commonly confused with "presidência"?
"presidência" is commonly confused with "presidenta", "previdência", "providência". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "presidência" come from?
"presidência" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “presidência”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-R-E-S-I-D-Ê-N-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “presidenta” - see the side-by-side comparison. presidência vs presidenta
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list