território
/te.ɣi.ˈtɔ.ɾiʊ/
The verdict
“território” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,229 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,229
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 10
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - grande extensão de terra
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | território |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /te.ɣi.ˈtɔ.ɾiʊ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #1,229 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “território” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for território is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /te.ɣi.ˈtɔ.ɾiʊ/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,229 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for território, with forms such as "etrritório", "terirtório", and "teritório". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "territorial", 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 read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is território, spelled T-E-R-R-I-T-Ó-R-I-O.
Definition
- 1grande extensão de terra
- 2divisão administrativa de um país que não tem a soberania de um estado e é administrada pelo governo central
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: etrritório,terirtório,teritório,territróio,territtório,territóiro,territóroi,territórrio,terriótrio,terrtiório,treritório,tterritório
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of território - 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 “território”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-E-R-R-I-T-Ó-R-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /te.ɣi.ˈtɔ.ɾiʊ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “territorial” - see the side-by-side comparison. território vs territorial
- 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.