purificação

/pu.ɾi.fi.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//pu.ɾi.fi.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

The verdict

“purificação” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #19,822. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,822
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-purificacao · purificação · Portuguese

purificação · rank #19,822 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,822
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH quotidiano

Nearest frequency peer: quotidiano (+4 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 “purificação”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “purificação” 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
Key facts for purificação
PropertyValue
Headwordpurificação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pu.ɾi.fi.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters11
Frequency rank#19,822
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “purificação”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.purificaçãocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “quotidiano” (#19,826), “presumivelmente” (#19,817), “recibo” (#19,829). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “purificação” fica em #19,822. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around purificação (IPA /pu.ɾi.fi.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,822 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for purificação, with forms such as "ppurificação", "pruificação", and "puirficação". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is purificação, spelled P-U-R-I-F-I-C-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de purificar
  2. 2
    ablução litúrgica

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ppurificação
  • pruificação
  • puirficação
  • purfiicação
  • purifciação
  • purifficação
  • purifiacção
  • purificaãço
  • purificaçoã
  • purificcação
  • purificçaão
  • puriifcação
  • purrificação
  • uprificação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ppurificação1pruificação2puirficação2purfiicação2purifciação2purifficação1purifiacção2purificaãço2
Edit distance from "purificação"

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 "purificação"?
"purificação" is spelled P-U-R-I-F-I-C-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pu.ɾi.fi.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "purificação" mean?
As a noun, "purificação" means: ato ou efeito de purificar
What are common misspellings of "purificação"?
Common misspellings include "ppurificação", "pruificação", "puirficação", "purfiicação", "purifciação". The correct spelling is "purificação".
How do you pronounce "purificação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "purificação" is /pu.ɾi.fi.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "purificação" come from?
"purificação" 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 "purificação", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list