sensacionalismo

noun

The verdict

“sensacionalismo” has 22 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #38,909. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,909
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,603
“S” headwords
22
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tendência ao sensacional

Key facts for sensacionalismo
PropertyValue
Headwordsensacionalismo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters15
Frequency rank#38,909
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sensacionalismo” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sensacionalismo lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around sensacionalismo, anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,909 among 2,603 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for sensacionalismo, with forms such as "esnsacionalismo", "senascionalismo", and "sennsacionalismo". 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.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is sensacionalismo, spelled S-E-N-S-A-C-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    tendência ao sensacional
  2. 2
    apelo ao sensacional nos meios de comunicação, sem que haja uma preocupação com a veracidade dos fatos

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esnsacionalismo
  • senascionalismo
  • sennsacionalismo
  • sensaccionalismo
  • sensacinoalismo
  • sensacioanlismo
  • sensacionailsmo
  • sensacionalimso
  • sensacionalismmo
  • sensacionalisom
  • sensacionalissmo
  • sensacionallismo
  • sensacionalsimo
  • sensacionlaismo
  • sensacionnalismo
  • sensacoinalismo
  • sensaiconalismo
  • senscaionalismo
  • senssacionalismo
  • sesnacionalismo
  • snesacionalismo
  • ssensacionalismo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sensacionalismo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

esnsacionalismo2senascionalismo2sennsacionalismo1sensaccionalismo1sensacinoalismo2sensacioanlismo2sensacionailsmo2sensacionalimso2
Edit distance from "sensacionalismo"

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 "sensacionalismo"?
"sensacionalismo" is spelled S-E-N-S-A-C-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-M-O.
What does "sensacionalismo" mean?
As a noun, "sensacionalismo" means: tendência ao sensacional
What are common misspellings of "sensacionalismo"?
Common misspellings include "esnsacionalismo", "senascionalismo", "sennsacionalismo", "sensaccionalismo", "sensacinoalismo". The correct spelling is "sensacionalismo".
What language does "sensacionalismo" come from?
"sensacionalismo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “sensacionalismo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-E-N-S-A-C-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list