redação

/Rɨ.da.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//Rɨ.da.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“redação” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,514. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,514
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-redacao · redação · Portuguese

redação · rank #4,514 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,514
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH remédio

Nearest frequency peer: remédio (+1 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 “redação”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “redação” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

redação vs relação
86% similar
redação vs redução
86% similar
redação vs remoção
71% similar

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

Key facts for redação
PropertyValue
Headwordredação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/Rɨ.da.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,514
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “redação”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “remédio” (#4,515), “raiz” (#4,512), “revelar” (#4,516). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “redação” fica em #4,514. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around redação (IPA /Rɨ.da.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,514 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for redação, with forms such as "erdação", "rdeação", and "readção". 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. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "relação", "redução", "remoção", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is redação, spelled R-E-D-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de redigir
  2. 2
    texto escrito por aluno como forma de exercício; composição:
  3. 3
    o conjunto dos jornalistas de publicação, rádio ou televisão; espaço onde trabalham os jornalistas:

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how redação appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O Daniel fez uma bonita redação!
  2. A redação reúne... na redação.

This word in other languages

rédaction(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erdação
  • rdeação
  • readção
  • redaãço
  • redaçoã
  • reddação
  • redçaão
  • rredação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of redação - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

erdação2rdeação2readção2redaãço2redaçoã2reddação1redçaão2rredação1
Edit distance from "redação"

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 "redação"?
"redação" is spelled R-E-D-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.da.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "redação" mean?
As a noun, "redação" means: ato ou efeito de redigir
What words are commonly confused with "redação"?
"redação" is commonly confused with "relação", "redução", "remoção". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "redação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "redação" is /Rɨ.da.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "redação" come from?
"redação" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "redação", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

remédio#4,515revelar#4,516pimenta#4,505afirmar#4,528

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

conter8 variantsburaco8 variantsaranha8 variantsquinto8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list