ressocialização
/ʁe.so.si.a.li.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [he.so.sɪ.a.li.zaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], AFI: /ʁe.so.sja.li.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [he.so.sja.li.zaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃] (coloquial)
The verdict
“ressocialização” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #63,809 among 1,668 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,809
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,668
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de ressocializar (voltar a integrar a sociedade)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ressocialização |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ʁe.so.si.a.li.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [he.so.sɪ.a.li.zaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], AFI: /ʁe.so.sja.li.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [he.so.sja.li.zaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃] (coloquial) |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #63,809 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ressocialização” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ressocialização is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #63,809 among 1,668 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʁe.so.si.a.li.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [he.so.sɪ.a.li.zaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], AFI: /ʁe.so.sja.li.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [he.so.sja.li.zaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃] (coloquial). Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for ressocialização in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is ressocialização, spelled R-E-S-S-O-C-I-A-L-I-Z-A-Ç-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1ato ou efeito de ressocializar (voltar a integrar a sociedade)
- 2segundo modernas doutrinas do direito penal a reintrodução social, um dos objetivos da pena - ou seja, além do caráter retributivo a punição deve proporcionar meios para que o apenado, ao cumprir o tempo de exclusão social com a prisão, possa ser um membro útil e produtivo na sociedade através de medidas como educação, trabalho, leitura e outras durante seu encarceramento
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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 “ressocialização”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-E-S-S-O-C-I-A-L-I-Z-A-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ʁe.so.si.a.li.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [he.so.sɪ.a.li.zaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], AFI: /ʁe.so.sja.li.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [he.so.sja.li.zaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃] (coloquial) (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.