sazão

/sa.'soŋ/ ou /sa.'θoŋ/

//sa.'soŋ/ ou /sa.'θoŋ// noun

The verdict

“sazão” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - umidade da terra, ideal para a sementeira ou plantio

Corpus desk

Index PT-sazao · sazão · Portuguese

sazão · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for sazão
PropertyValue
Headwordsazão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sa.'soŋ/ ou /sa.'θoŋ/
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “sazão” em português

sazãonão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sazão is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /sa.'soŋ/ ou /sa.'θoŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for sazão in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is sazão, spelled S-A-Z-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    umidade da terra, ideal para a sementeira ou plantio
  2. 2
    momento de madurez dos frutos
  3. 3
    cio das fêmeas
  4. 4
    momento ótimo, tempo adequado
  5. 5
    sazão, oportunidade, ocasião

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sazão"?
"sazão" is spelled S-A-Z-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /sa.'soŋ/ ou /sa.'θoŋ/.
What does "sazão" mean?
As a noun, "sazão" means: umidade da terra, ideal para a sementeira ou plantio
How do you pronounce "sazão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sazão" is /sa.'soŋ/ ou /sa.'θoŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sazão" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list