separação

/sɨ.pɐ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//sɨ.pɐ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“separação” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,346. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,346
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de separar

Corpus desk

Index PT-separacao · separação · Portuguese

separação · rank #4,346 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,346
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH set

Nearest frequency peer: set (+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 “separação”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “separação” 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).

separação vs separado
78% similar
separação vs superação
78% similar

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

Key facts for separação
PropertyValue
Headwordseparação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sɨ.pɐ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,346
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “separação”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “set” (#4,348), “respeitar” (#4,341), “sopa” (#4,351). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “separação” fica em #4,346. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around separação (IPA /sɨ.pɐ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,346 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for separação, with forms such as "esparação", "seapração", and "sepaarção". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "separado", "superação", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is separação, spelled S-E-P-A-R-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de separar
  2. 2
    afastamento:
  3. 3
    barreira:
  4. 4
    fim de amizade, divórcio:
  5. 5
    técnica que consiste em definir em quais das cores de impressão (ciano, magenta, amarelo e preto) e em que percentagem se decompõe uma tonalidade de uma cor composta

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how separação appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A vida é uma eterna separação.
  2. A separação das placas tectônicas está a aumentar.

Synonyms

secessão

This word in other languages

separation(English)separación(Español)séparation(Français)Trennung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esparação
  • seapração
  • sepaarção
  • separaãço
  • separaçoã
  • separração
  • separçaão
  • sepparação
  • sepraação
  • spearação
  • sseparação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

esparação2seapração2sepaarção2separaãço2separaçoã2separração1separçaão2sepparação1
Edit distance from "separação"

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 "separação"?
"separação" is spelled S-E-P-A-R-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /sɨ.pɐ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "separação" mean?
As a noun, "separação" means: ato ou efeito de separar
What words are commonly confused with "separação"?
"separação" is commonly confused with "separado", "superação". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "separação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "separação" is /sɨ.pɐ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "separação" come from?
"separação" 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 "separação", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

respeitar#4,341obrigação#4,329maravilha#4,323benefício#4,374

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

previsão11 variantsvingança11 variantsconcessão11 variantscaridade11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list