sabotagem
/sɐ.bu.ˈta.ʒɐ̃j̃/
The verdict
“sabotagem” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #19,553 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #19,553
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato de sabotar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sabotagem |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /sɐ.bu.ˈta.ʒɐ̃j̃/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #19,553 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sabotagem” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for sabotagem is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /sɐ.bu.ˈta.ʒɐ̃j̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #19,553 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ato de sabotar".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for sabotagem, with forms such as "asbotagem", "sabbotagem", and "saboatgem". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is sabotagem, spelled S-A-B-O-T-A-G-E-M.
Definition
- 1ato de sabotar
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: asbotagem,sabbotagem,saboatgem,sabotaegm,sabotagemm,sabotaggem,sabotagme,sabotgaem,sabottagem,sabtoagem,saobtagem,sbaotagem,ssabotagem
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sabotagem - 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.
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 “sabotagem”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-A-B-O-T-A-G-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /sɐ.bu.ˈta.ʒɐ̃j̃/ (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.