tração
/tɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“tração” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,629. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #13,629
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,850
- “T” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - força aplicada sobre um corpo numa direção perpendicular à sua superfície de corte e num sentido tal que provoque a sua rotura
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 | tração |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /tɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #13,629 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tração” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around tração (IPA /tɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,629 among 1,850 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for tração, with forms such as "rtação", "tarção", and "traãço". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "trata", "troca", "trato", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is tração, spelled T-R-A-Ç-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1força aplicada sobre um corpo numa direção perpendicular à sua superfície de corte e num sentido tal que provoque a sua rotura
- 2força necessária para fazer deslocar um veículo
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- rtação
- tarção
- traãço
- traçoã
- trração
- trçaão
- ttração
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tração - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “tração”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-R-A-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /tɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “trata” - see the side-by-side comparison. tração vs trata
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Same frequency band
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.