promoção

/pɾu.mu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//pɾu.mu.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“promoção” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,687. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,687
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de promover

Corpus desk

Index PT-promocao · promoção · Portuguese

promoção · rank #1,687 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,687
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH orgulho

Nearest frequency peer: orgulho (-3 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 “promoção”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “promoção” 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).

promoção vs proteção
75% similar
promoção vs provocar
50% similar
promoção vs produção
75% similar

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

Key facts for promoção
PropertyValue
Headwordpromoção
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɾu.mu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,687
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “promoção”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).promoçãocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “orgulho” (#1,684), “oh” (#1,682), “vergonha” (#1,692). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “promoção” fica em #1,687. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around promoção (IPA /pɾu.mu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,687 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for promoção, with forms such as "pormoção", "ppromoção", and "prmooção". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "proteção", "provocar", "produção", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is promoção, spelled P-R-O-M-O-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de promover
  2. 2
    ascensão a cargo ou posição superior
  3. 3
    diligência do promotor público nos autos

Synonyms

ascensão

Antonyms

decesso

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pormoção
  • ppromoção
  • prmooção
  • prommoção
  • promoãço
  • promoçoã
  • promçoão
  • proomção
  • prromoção
  • rpomoção

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pormoção2ppromoção1prmooção2prommoção1promoãço2promoçoã2promçoão2proomção2
Edit distance from "promoção"

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 "promoção"?
"promoção" is spelled P-R-O-M-O-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾu.mu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "promoção" mean?
As a noun, "promoção" means: ato ou efeito de promover
What words are commonly confused with "promoção"?
"promoção" is commonly confused with "proteção", "provocar", "produção". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "promoção"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "promoção" is /pɾu.mu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "promoção" come from?
"promoção" 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.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vergonha#1,692exterior#1,675esquecer#1,674academia#1,665

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

orgulho10 variantsvisitar10 variantstécnica10 variantscontigo10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list