sanção

/sɐ̃.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//sɐ̃.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“sanção” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #16,876. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,876
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato de sancionar uma lei; aprovação, pelo presidente, de uma lei votada no legislativo

Corpus desk

Index PT-sancao · sanção · Portuguese

sanção · rank #16,876 · 7 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,876
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH sanidade

Nearest frequency peer: sanidade (-2 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 “sanção”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sanção” 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).

sanção vs santo
67% similar
sanção vs seção
67% similar
sanção vs senão
67% similar

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

Key facts for sanção
PropertyValue
Headwordsanção
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sɐ̃.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,876
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “sanção”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “sanidade” (#16,874), “Saara” (#16,869), “rouge” (#16,868). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “sanção” fica em #16,876. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around sanção (IPA /sɐ̃.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,876 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for sanção, with forms such as "asnção", "sannção", and "sanãço". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "santo", "seção", "senão", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is sanção, spelled S-A-N-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de sancionar uma lei; aprovação, pelo presidente, de uma lei votada no legislativo
  2. 2
    punição, pena

This word in other languages

sanction(English)sanción(Español)approbation(Français)Billigung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asnção
  • sannção
  • sanãço
  • sançoã
  • saçnão
  • snação
  • ssanção

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asnção2sannção1sanãço2sançoã2saçnão2snação2ssanção1
Edit distance from "sanção"

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 "sanção"?
"sanção" is spelled S-A-N-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /sɐ̃.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "sanção" mean?
As a noun, "sanção" means: ato de sancionar uma lei; aprovação, pelo presidente, de uma lei votada no legislativo
What words are commonly confused with "sanção"?
"sanção" is commonly confused with "santo", "seção", "senão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sanção"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sanção" is /sɐ̃.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sanção" come from?
"sanção" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sanção", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rodeio#16,866what's#16,910barrar#16,945brando#16,947

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

robot7 variantsverme7 variantsvetor7 variantspazes7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list