sílica

/ˈsi.li.kɐ/

//ˈsi.li.kɐ// noun

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The verdict

“sílica” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #36,250. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,250
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - composto conhecido como dióxido de silício (SiO₂), encontrado em areias e silicatos, é empregado na fabricação de vidros

Corpus desk

Index PT-silica · sílica · Portuguese

sílica · rank #36,250 · 8 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,250
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH tala

Nearest frequency peer: tala (+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 “sílica”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sílica” 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).

sílica vs Síria
50% similar
sílica vs Suíça
17% similar
sílica vs silício
43% similar

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

Key facts for sílica
PropertyValue
Headwordsílica
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsi.li.kɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#36,250
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “sílica”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).sílicacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “tala” (#36,251), “sumariamente” (#36,245), “ste” (#36,242). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “sílica” fica em #36,250. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around sílica (IPA /ˈsi.li.kɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,250 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "composto conhecido como dióxido de silício (SiO₂), encontrado em areias e silicatos, é empregado na fabricação de vidros".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for sílica, with forms such as "slíica", "ssílica", and "síilca". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Síria", "Suíça", "silício", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is sílica, spelled S-Í-L-I-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    composto conhecido como dióxido de silício (SiO₂), encontrado em areias e silicatos, é empregado na fabricação de vidros

This word in other languages

silica(English)silice(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • slíica
  • ssílica
  • síilca
  • sílcia
  • síliac
  • sílicca
  • síllica
  • íslica

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

slíica2ssílica1síilca2sílcia2síliac2sílicca1síllica1íslica2
Edit distance from "sílica"

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 "sílica"?
"sílica" is spelled S-Í-L-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsi.li.kɐ/.
What does "sílica" mean?
As a noun, "sílica" means: composto conhecido como dióxido de silício (SiO₂), encontrado em areias e silicatos, é empregado na fabricação de vidros
What words are commonly confused with "sílica"?
"sílica" is commonly confused with "Síria", "Suíça", "silício". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sílica"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sílica" is /ˈsi.li.kɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sílica" come from?
"sílica" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sílica", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

semita#36,223réptil#36,218roedor#36,213afinco#36,310

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

spark8 variantsrusty8 variantsargola8 variantsbraille8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list