produção

//pɾoduˈsɐ̃ʷ// noun

The verdict

“produção” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #471 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#471
frequency rank, Portuguese
8
letters
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

Dominant Wiktionary sense: ato de produzir

Key facts for produção
PropertyValue
Headwordprodução
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɾoduˈsɐ̃ʷ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#471
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “produção” 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). produção 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 produção is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɾoduˈsɐ̃ʷ/. Corpus data places it at rank #471 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for produção, with forms such as "pordução", "pprodução", and "prdoução". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "produto", "produce", "proteção", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is produção, spelled P-R-O-D-U-Ç-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de produzir
  2. 2
    trabalho
  3. 3
    criação de uma obra artística para apresentação ao público
  4. 4
    criação de um bem

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: pordução,pprodução,prdoução,proddução,produãço,produçoã,prodçuão,proudção,prrodução,rpodução

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "produção"

pordução2pprodução1prdoução2proddução1produãço2produçoã2prodçuão2proudção2
Edit distance from "produção"

Frequency rank: #471 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "produção"?
"produção" is spelled P-R-O-D-U-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾoduˈsɐ̃ʷ/.
What does "produção" mean?
As a noun, "produção" means: ato de produzir
What words are commonly confused with "produção"?
"produção" is commonly confused with "produto", "produce", "proteção". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "produção"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "produção" is /pɾoduˈsɐ̃ʷ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "produção" come from?
"produção" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “produção”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-R-O-D-U-Ç-Ã-O — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /pɾoduˈsɐ̃ʷ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “produto” — see the side-by-side comparison. produção vs produto
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Nearby Portuguese words

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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.