propagação

//pɾu.pɐ.ɡɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,594

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

propagação is aPortuguesenoun. It means: ato ou efeito de propagar Pronounced /pɾu.pɐ.ɡɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Often confused with preparação.

Key facts for propagação
PropertyValue
Headwordpropagação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɾu.pɐ.ɡɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters10
Frequency rank#10,594
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of propagação in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for propagação is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɾu.pɐ.ɡɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #10,594 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for propagação, with forms such as "porpagação", "ppropagação", and "proapgação". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "preparação", 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 propagação, spelled P-R-O-P-A-G-A-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 ou efeito de propagar
  2. 2
    difusão, transmissão, veiculação
  3. 3
    desenvolvimento

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: porpagação,ppropagação,proapgação,propaagção,propagaãço,propagaçoã,propaggação,propagçaão,propgaação,proppagação,prpoagação,prropagação,rpopagação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for propagação

Misspelling Variants of "propagação"

porpagação10ppropagação11proapgação10propaagção10propagaãço10propagaçoã10propaggação11propagçaão10
Misspelling Variants of "propagação"

Frequency rank: #10,594 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "propagação"?
"propagação" is spelled P-R-O-P-A-G-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾu.pɐ.ɡɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "propagação" mean?
As a noun, "propagação" means: ato ou efeito de propagar
What words are commonly confused with "propagação"?
"propagação" is commonly confused with "preparação". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "propagação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "propagação" is /pɾu.pɐ.ɡɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "propagação" come from?
"propagação" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.