sessão

/sɨ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//sɨ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

The verdict

“sessão” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,830. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,830
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,603
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tempo durante o qual um corpo deliberativo se reúne

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sessão vs serão
67% similar
sessão vs seção
67% similar
sessão vs senão
67% similar

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

Key facts for sessão
PropertyValue
Headwordsessão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sɨ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,830
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sessão” 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). sessão 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 6 spelling variants around sessão (IPA /sɨ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,830 among 2,603 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for sessão, with forms such as "esssão", "sessoã", and "sesão". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "serão", "seção", "senão", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is sessão, spelled S-E-S-S-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    tempo durante o qual um corpo deliberativo se reúne
  2. 2
    duração anual de um congresso
  3. 3
    período de tempo de exibição de um espetáculo
  4. 4
    reunião
  5. 5
    exibição de um filme ou programa

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: esssão,sessoã,sesão,sesãso,ssessão,ssesão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sessão - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

esssão2sessoã2sesão1sesãso2ssessão1ssesão2
Edit distance from "sessão"

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 "sessão"?
"sessão" is spelled S-E-S-S-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /sɨ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "sessão" mean?
As a noun, "sessão" means: tempo durante o qual um corpo deliberativo se reúne
What words are commonly confused with "sessão"?
"sessão" is commonly confused with "serão", "seção", "senão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sessão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sessão" is /sɨ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sessão" come from?
"sessão" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “sessão”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-E-S-S-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /sɨ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “serão” - see the side-by-side comparison. sessão vs serão
  • 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list