salvação

/saɫ.vɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//saɫ.vɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“salvação” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,117. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,117
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de salvar

Corpus desk

Index PT-salvacao · salvação · Portuguese

salvação · rank #6,117 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,117
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH saga

Nearest frequency peer: saga (-1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “salvação”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “salvação” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

salvação vs salvado
75% similar
salvação vs saudação
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for salvação
PropertyValue
Headwordsalvação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/saɫ.vɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,117
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “salvação”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “saga” (#6,116), “satisfação” (#6,118), “rever” (#6,115). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “salvação” fica em #6,117. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around salvação (IPA /saɫ.vɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,117 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ato ou efeito de salvar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for salvação, with forms such as "aslvação", "salavção", and "sallvação". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "salvado", "saudação", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is salvação, spelled S-A-L-V-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de salvar

This word in other languages

salvation(English)salvación(Español)salut(Français)Rettung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aslvação
  • salavção
  • sallvação
  • salvaãço
  • salvaçoã
  • salvvação
  • salvçaão
  • savlação
  • slavação
  • ssalvação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of salvação - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aslvação2salavção2sallvação1salvaãço2salvaçoã2salvvação1salvçaão2savlação2
Edit distance from "salvação"

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 "salvação"?
"salvação" is spelled S-A-L-V-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /saɫ.vɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "salvação" mean?
As a noun, "salvação" means: ato ou efeito de salvar
What words are commonly confused with "salvação"?
"salvação" is commonly confused with "salvado", "saudação". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "salvação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "salvação" is /saɫ.vɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "salvação" come from?
"salvação" 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 "salvação", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

retirado#6,114recolher#6,105integrar#6,080conferir#6,157

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

relaxar10 variantsnotável10 variantsmarinho10 variantslavagem10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list