resignação

noun

The verdict

“resignação” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #31,127. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,127
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,668
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

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

Key facts for resignação
PropertyValue
Headwordresignação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#31,127
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “resignação” 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). resignação lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around resignação, anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,127 among 1,668 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for resignação, with forms such as "ersignação", "reisgnação", and "resginação". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is resignação, spelled R-E-S-I-G-N-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de resignar(-se)
  2. 2
    submissão à vontade de alguém, ao destino
  3. 3
    demissão voluntária de um cargo
  4. 4
    renúncia a uma graça, a um lugar, a uma função

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ersignação,reisgnação,resginação,resiganção,resiggnação,resignaãço,resignaçoã,resignnação,resignçaão,resingação,ressignação,rresignação,rseignação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of resignação - 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.

ersignação2reisgnação2resginação2resiganção2resiggnação1resignaãço2resignaçoã2resignnação1
Edit distance from "resignação"

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 "resignação"?
"resignação" is spelled R-E-S-I-G-N-A-Ç-Ã-O.
What does "resignação" mean?
As a noun, "resignação" means: ato ou efeito de resignar(-se)
What are common misspellings of "resignação"?
Common misspellings include "ersignação", "reisgnação", "resginação", "resiganção", "resiggnação". The correct spelling is "resignação".
What language does "resignação" come from?
"resignação" 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.
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Using “resignação”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-E-S-I-G-N-A-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

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