sobrevivência
/so.bɾɨ.vi.ˈvẽ.sjɐ/
The verdict
“sobrevivência” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #4,111 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,111
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 13
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - efeito de sobreviver, subsistência:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sobrevivência |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /so.bɾɨ.vi.ˈvẽ.sjɐ/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #4,111 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sobrevivência” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for sobrevivência is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /so.bɾɨ.vi.ˈvẽ.sjɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,111 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for sobrevivência, with forms such as "osbrevivência", "sborevivência", and "sobbrevivência". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is sobrevivência, spelled S-O-B-R-E-V-I-V-Ê-N-C-I-A.
Definition
- 1efeito de sobreviver, subsistência:
- 2característica dos que conseguem viver apesar de condições desfavoráveis:
- 3continuidade de ideias, religiões ou políticas:
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: osbrevivência,sborevivência,sobbrevivência,sobervivência,sobreivvência,sobrevivnêcia,sobrevivvência,sobrevivêcnia,sobrevivêncai,sobrevivênccia,sobrevivênica,sobrevivênncia,sobreviêvncia,sobrevvivência,sobrevviência,sobrrevivência,sobrveivência,sorbevivência,ssobrevivência
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sobrevivência - 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.
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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Using “sobrevivência”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-O-B-R-E-V-I-V-Ê-N-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /so.bɾɨ.vi.ˈvẽ.sjɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.