privatização
/pɾi.vɐ.ti.zɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“privatização” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #10,776 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,776
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 12
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de privatizar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | privatização |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɾi.vɐ.ti.zɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #10,776 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “privatização” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for privatização is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɾi.vɐ.ti.zɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #10,776 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ato ou efeito de privatizar".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for privatização, with forms such as "pirvatização", "pprivatização", and "priavtização". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is privatização, spelled P-R-I-V-A-T-I-Z-A-Ç-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1ato ou efeito de privatizar
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: pirvatização,pprivatização,priavtização,privaitzação,privatiazção,privatizaãço,privatizaçoã,privatizzação,privatizçaão,privattização,privatziação,privtaização,privvatização,prrivatização,prviatização,rpivatização
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of privatização - 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 “privatização”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-R-I-V-A-T-I-Z-A-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɾi.vɐ.ti.zɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.