titânio
/tiˈtɐnju/
The verdict
“titânio” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #19,013 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #19,013
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - elemento químico de símbolo Ti, possui o número atômico 22 e massa atômica relativa 47,867; é um metal encontrado em pequenas quantidades associado com outros elementos nas rochas eruptivas, sedime...
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 | titânio |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /tiˈtɐnju/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #19,013 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “titânio” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for titânio is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /tiˈtɐnju/. Corpus data places it at rank #19,013 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "elemento químico de símbolo Ti, possui o número atômico 22 e massa atômica relativa 47,867; é um metal encontrado em pequenas quantidades associado com outros elementos nas rochas eruptivas, sedime...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for titânio, with forms such as "ittânio", "titnâio", and "tittânio". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "titio", "tétano", "tirania", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is titânio, spelled T-I-T-Â-N-I-O.
Definition
- 1elemento químico de símbolo Ti, possui o número atômico 22 e massa atômica relativa 47,867; é um metal encontrado em pequenas quantidades associado com outros elementos nas rochas eruptivas, sedimentares e metamórficas; é de grande importância industrial devido a sua brancura e refletividade; é muito utilizado na fabricação de pigmentos para tintas, esmaltes, papéis, plásticos e cosméticos; o metal é empregado em equipamentos que exigem extrema leveza e resistência à corrosão
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ittânio,titnâio,tittânio,titâino,titânnio,titânoi,tiâtnio,ttitânio,ttiânio
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of titânio - 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 “titânio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-I-T-Â-N-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /tiˈtɐnju/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “titio” - see the side-by-side comparison. titânio vs titio
- 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.