protelação

/pɾu.tɨ.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//pɾu.tɨ.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

The verdict

“protelação” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de protelar; adiamento, retardamento, postergação

Corpus desk

Index PT-protelacao · protelação · Portuguese

protelação · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for protelação
PropertyValue
Headwordprotelação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɾu.tɨ.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “protelação” em português

protelaçãonão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

protelação is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /pɾu.tɨ.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ato ou efeito de protelar; adiamento, retardamento, postergação".

No generated misspelling entries exist for protelação in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is protelação, spelled P-R-O-T-E-L-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de protelar; adiamento, retardamento, postergação

Synonyms

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "protelação"?
"protelação" is spelled P-R-O-T-E-L-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾu.tɨ.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "protelação" mean?
As a noun, "protelação" means: ato ou efeito de protelar; adiamento, retardamento, postergação
How do you pronounce "protelação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "protelação" is /pɾu.tɨ.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "protelação" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list