sentença

//sẽ.ˈtẽ.sɐ// noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,588

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

sentença is aPortuguesenoun. It means: expressão que contém um sentido geral Pronounced /sẽ.ˈtẽ.sɐ/. It ranks #3,588 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with setenta.

Key facts for sentença
PropertyValue
Headwordsentença
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sẽ.ˈtẽ.sɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,588
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of sentença in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for sentença is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /sẽ.ˈtẽ.sɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,588 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for sentença, with forms such as "esntença", "senetnça", and "senntença". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "setenta", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is sentença, spelled S-E-N-T-E-N-Ç-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    expressão que contém um sentido geral
  2. 2
    julgamento proferido por árbitro ou juiz singular (em se tratando de tribunal, ver acórdão); veredicto
  3. 3
    julgamento divino

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: esntença,senetnça,senntença,sentenaç,sentennça,senteçna,sentneça,senttença,setnença,snetença,ssentença

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sentença

Misspelling Variants of "sentença"

esntença8senetnça8senntença9sentenaç8sentennça9senteçna8sentneça8senttença9
Misspelling Variants of "sentença"

Frequency rank: #3,588 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sentença"?
"sentença" is spelled S-E-N-T-E-N-Ç-A. The IPA pronunciation is /sẽ.ˈtẽ.sɐ/.
What does "sentença" mean?
As a noun, "sentença" means: expressão que contém um sentido geral
What words are commonly confused with "sentença"?
"sentença" is commonly confused with "setenta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sentença"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sentença" is /sẽ.ˈtẽ.sɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sentença" come from?
"sentença" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.