representação
/Rɨ.pɾɨ.zẽ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“representação” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #2,802 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,802
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 13
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - o ato de representar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | representação |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /Rɨ.pɾɨ.zẽ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #2,802 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “representação” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for representação is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /Rɨ.pɾɨ.zẽ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,802 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for representação, with forms such as "erpresentação", "repersentação", and "reppresentação". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is representação, spelled R-E-P-R-E-S-E-N-T-A-Ç-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1o ato de representar
- 2a expressão ou designação por meio de símbolos
- 3ação ou fala em nome de uma pessoa ou grupo de pessoas
- 4uma ideia ou imagem mental
- 5a produção ou performance de uma peça teatral
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: erpresentação,repersentação,reppresentação,repreesntação,represenatção,represenntação,representaãço,representaçoã,representtação,representçaão,represetnação,represnetação,repressentação,reprresentação,reprseentação,rerpesentação,rperesentação,rrepresentação
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of representação - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “representação”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-E-P-R-E-S-E-N-T-A-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /Rɨ.pɾɨ.zẽ.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
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.