quitação

/ki.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//ki.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“quitação” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #65,745 among 274 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,745
frequency rank, Portuguese
274
“Q” headwords

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

Key facts for quitação
PropertyValue
Headwordquitação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ki.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,745
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “quitação” 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). quitação lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quitação is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #65,745 among 274 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ki.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

quitação doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is quitação, spelled Q-U-I-T-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de quitar
  2. 2
    ato pelo qual alguém salda uma dívida ou dela se desobriga
  3. 3
    recibo ou declaração entregue ao devedor, em que se reconhece que saldou a dívida

Synonyms

liberaçãorecibo

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 "quitação"?
"quitação" is spelled Q-U-I-T-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ki.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "quitação" mean?
As a noun, "quitação" means: ato ou efeito de quitar
How do you pronounce "quitação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quitação" is /ki.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quitação" come from?
"quitação" 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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Using “quitação”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is Q-U-I-T-A-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ki.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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