situation

/ˌsɪt.juːˈeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌsɪ.t͡ʃuˈ(w)eɪ.ʃən/

//ˌsɪt.juːˈeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌsɪ.t͡ʃuˈ(w)eɪ.ʃən// noun

The verdict

“situation” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #50,227 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,227
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - situação

Corpus desk

Index PT-situation · situation · Portuguese

situation · rank #50,227 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,227
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH smooth

Nearest frequency peer: smooth (+3 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “situation”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “situation” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for situation
PropertyValue
Headwordsituation
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌsɪt.juːˈeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌsɪ.t͡ʃuˈ(w)eɪ.ʃən/
Letters9
Frequency rank#50,227
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “situation” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).situationcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “smooth” (#50,230), “shy” (#50,223), “stray” (#50,236). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “situation” fica em #50,227. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

situation is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #50,227 among 1,185 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌsɪt.juːˈeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌsɪ.t͡ʃuˈ(w)eɪ.ʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "situação".

No misspelling variants are generated for situation in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is situation, spelled S-I-T-U-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    situação

Synonyms

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 "situation"?
"situation" is spelled S-I-T-U-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌsɪt.juːˈeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌsɪ.t͡ʃuˈ(w)eɪ.ʃən/.
What does "situation" mean?
As a noun, "situation" means: situação
How do you pronounce "situation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "situation" is /ˌsɪt.juːˈeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌsɪ.t͡ʃuˈ(w)eɪ.ʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "situation" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list