qualificação

noun

The verdict

“qualificação” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #5,885 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#5,885
frequency rank, Portuguese
12
letters
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de qualificar-se

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

qualificação vs qualificado
83% similar

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

Key facts for qualificação
PropertyValue
Headwordqualificação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#5,885
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “qualificação” 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). qualificação 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 qualificação is 12 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #5,885 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for qualificação, with forms such as "qaulificação", "qqualificação", and "quailficação". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "qualificado", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is qualificação, spelled Q-U-A-L-I-F-I-C-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de qualificar-se
  2. 2
    habilitação; conjunto de qualidades

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: qaulificação,qqualificação,quailficação,qualfiicação,qualifciação,qualifficação,qualifiacção,qualificaãço,qualificaçoã,qualificcação,qualificçaão,qualiifcação,quallificação,qulaificação,uqalificação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of qualificação - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

qaulificação2qqualificação1quailficação2qualfiicação2qualifciação2qualifficação1qualifiacção2qualificaãço2
Edit distance from "qualificação"

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 "qualificação"?
"qualificação" is spelled Q-U-A-L-I-F-I-C-A-Ç-Ã-O.
What does "qualificação" mean?
As a noun, "qualificação" means: ato ou efeito de qualificar-se
What words are commonly confused with "qualificação"?
"qualificação" is commonly confused with "qualificado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "qualificação" come from?
"qualificação" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “qualificação”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is Q-U-A-L-I-F-I-C-A-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “qualificado” - see the side-by-side comparison. qualificação vs qualificado
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list