situation
/ˌsɪt.juːˈeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌsɪ.t͡ʃuˈ(w)eɪ.ʃən/
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
- sano
sano
49,788 corpus weight
- shy
shy
49,778 corpus weight
- situation
situation
49,774 corpus weight
- smooth
smooth
49,771 corpus weight
- stray
stray
49,765 corpus weight
- sufixo
sufixo
49,760 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “situation” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | situation |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌsɪt.juːˈeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌsɪ.t͡ʃuˈ(w)eɪ.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #50,227 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “situation” em português
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
- 1situação
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.
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