sonolência

/su.nu.ˈlẽ.sjɐ/

//su.nu.ˈlẽ.sjɐ// noun

The verdict

“sonolência” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #43,163. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,163
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-sonolencia · sonolência · Portuguese

sonolência · rank #43,163 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,163
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH sova

Nearest frequency peer: sova (+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 “sonolência”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sonolência” 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
Key facts for sonolência
PropertyValue
Headwordsonolência
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/su.nu.ˈlẽ.sjɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#43,163
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “sonolência”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.sonolênciacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “sova” (#43,164), “Somalilândia” (#43,161), “sprite” (#43,165). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “sonolência” fica em #43,163. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around sonolência (IPA /su.nu.ˈlẽ.sjɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,163 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for sonolência, with forms such as "osnolência", "snoolência", and "sonloência". 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 confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is sonolência, spelled S-O-N-O-L-Ê-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    sono imperfeito
  2. 2
    disposição para dormir; sopor, soneca, sono
  3. 3
    transição entre o sono e a vigília; meio-sono, modorra
  4. 4
    entorpecimento, inércia, inatividade

Synonyms

lombeirasoneira

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osnolência
  • snoolência
  • sonloência
  • sonnolência
  • sonollência
  • sonolnêcia
  • sonolêcnia
  • sonolêncai
  • sonolênccia
  • sonolênica
  • sonolênncia
  • sonoêlncia
  • soonlência
  • ssonolência

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

osnolência2snoolência2sonloência2sonnolência1sonollência1sonolnêcia2sonolêcnia2sonolêncai2
Edit distance from "sonolência"

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 "sonolência"?
"sonolência" is spelled S-O-N-O-L-Ê-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /su.nu.ˈlẽ.sjɐ/.
What does "sonolência" mean?
As a noun, "sonolência" means: sono imperfeito
What are common misspellings of "sonolência"?
Common misspellings include "osnolência", "snoolência", "sonloência", "sonnolência", "sonollência". The correct spelling is "sonolência".
How do you pronounce "sonolência"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sonolência" is /su.nu.ˈlẽ.sjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sonolência" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list