reflection

/ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/

//ɹɪˈflɛkʃən// noun

The verdict

“reflection” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,838 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,838
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - reflexão

Corpus desk

Index PT-reflection · reflection · Portuguese

reflection · rank #51,838 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,838
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH relevar

Nearest frequency peer: relevar (+2 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “reflection”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “reflection” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for reflection
PropertyValue
Headwordreflection
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/
Letters10
Frequency rank#51,838
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “reflection” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).reflectioncai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “relevar” (#51,840), “rebento” (#51,833), “rente” (#51,844). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “reflection” fica em #51,838. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reflection is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,838 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "reflexão".

reflection has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is reflection, spelled R-E-F-L-E-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    reflexão

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 "reflection"?
"reflection" is spelled R-E-F-L-E-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/.
What does "reflection" mean?
As a noun, "reflection" means: reflexão
How do you pronounce "reflection"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reflection" is /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reflection" come from?
"reflection" 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 "reflection", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list