procuração

/pɾɔ.ku.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//pɾɔ.ku.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“procuração” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #27,983. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,983
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - poder e incumbência que alguém dá a outrem, para tratar de negócios ou fazer algo em seu nome

Corpus desk

Index PT-procuracao · procuração · Portuguese

procuração · rank #27,983 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,983
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH privar

Nearest frequency peer: privar (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “procuração”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “procuração” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

procuração vs procurado
80% similar
procuração vs procriação
80% similar
procuração vs preocupação
82% similar

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

Key facts for procuração
PropertyValue
Headwordprocuração
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɾɔ.ku.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters10
Frequency rank#27,983
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “procuração”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).procuraçãocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “privar” (#27,982), “prótese” (#27,987), “plata” (#27,976). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “procuração” fica em #27,983. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around procuração (IPA /pɾɔ.ku.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,983 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for procuração, with forms such as "porcuração", "pprocuração", and "prcouração". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "procurado", "procriação", "preocupação", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is procuração, spelled P-R-O-C-U-R-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    poder e incumbência que alguém dá a outrem, para tratar de negócios ou fazer algo em seu nome
  2. 2
    documento legal em que se confere esse poder
  3. 3
    mandato, poderes

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porcuração
  • pprocuração
  • prcouração
  • proccuração
  • procruação
  • procuarção
  • procuraãço
  • procuraçoã
  • procurração
  • procurçaão
  • proucração
  • prrocuração
  • rpocuração

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

porcuração2pprocuração1prcouração2proccuração1procruação2procuarção2procuraãço2procuraçoã2
Edit distance from "procuração"

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 "procuração"?
"procuração" is spelled P-R-O-C-U-R-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾɔ.ku.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "procuração" mean?
As a noun, "procuração" means: poder e incumbência que alguém dá a outrem, para tratar de negócios ou fazer algo em seu nome
What words are commonly confused with "procuração"?
"procuração" is commonly confused with "procurado", "procriação", "preocupação". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "procuração"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "procuração" is /pɾɔ.ku.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "procuração" come from?
"procuração" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "procuração", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pistoleiro#27,973reescrever#28,002violoncelo#28,064incubadora#27,889

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

reprovado13 variantsturbilhão13 variantsVanderlei13 variantsvarejista13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list