science

/ˈsaɪəns/ , /ˈsaɪɛns/

//ˈsaɪəns/ , /ˈsaɪɛns// noun

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The verdict

“science” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #10,267. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,267
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ciência, ciências

Corpus desk

Index PT-science · science · Portuguese

science · rank #10,267 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #10,267
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH rodar

Nearest frequency peer: rodar (-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 “science”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “science” 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).

science vs scene
71% similar

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

Key facts for science
PropertyValue
Headwordscience
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsaɪəns/ , /ˈsaɪɛns/
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,267
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “science”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).sciencecai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “rodar” (#10,266), “servo” (#10,270), “restrito” (#10,263). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “science” fica em #10,267. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around science (IPA /ˈsaɪəns/ , /ˈsaɪɛns/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,267 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for science, with forms such as "csience", "sccience", and "sceince". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "scene", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 science, spelled S-C-I-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ciência, ciências
  2. 2
    arte
  3. 3
    habilidade
  4. 4
    conhecimento

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • csience
  • sccience
  • sceince
  • sciecne
  • sciencce
  • scienec
  • sciennce
  • scinece
  • sicence
  • sscience

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

csience2sccience1sceince2sciecne2sciencce1scienec2sciennce1scinece2
Edit distance from "science"

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 "science"?
"science" is spelled S-C-I-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsaɪəns/ , /ˈsaɪɛns/.
What does "science" mean?
As a noun, "science" means: ciência, ciências
What words are commonly confused with "science"?
"science" is commonly confused with "scene". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "science"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "science" is /ˈsaɪəns/ , /ˈsaɪɛns/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "science" come from?
"science" 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 "science", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aquário#10,308outrora#10,224orelhas#10,223músculo#10,216

Similar misspelling depth

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

tentação10 variantsqueimada10 variantsengolir10 variantsdelgado10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list