transição

/tɾɐ̃.zi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//tɾɐ̃.zi.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“transição” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,170. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,170
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - passagem de um estado para outro; mudança

Corpus desk

Index PT-transicao · transição · Portuguese

transição · rank #3,170 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,170
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH taxas

Nearest frequency peer: taxas (-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 “transição”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “transição” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

transição vs trânsito
67% similar
transição vs transitar
67% similar
transição vs traição
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for transição
PropertyValue
Headwordtransição
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tɾɐ̃.zi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,170
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “transição”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).transiçãocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “taxas” (#3,169), “trecho” (#3,171), “sal” (#3,168). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “transição” fica em #3,170. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around transição (IPA /tɾɐ̃.zi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,170 among 917 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "passagem de um estado para outro; mudança".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for transição, with forms such as "rtansição", "tarnsição", and "tranisção". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "trânsito", "transitar", "traição", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is transição, spelled T-R-A-N-S-I-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    passagem de um estado para outro; mudança

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtansição
  • tarnsição
  • tranisção
  • trannsição
  • transiãço
  • transiçoã
  • transsição
  • transçião
  • trasnição
  • trnasição
  • trransição
  • ttransição

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of transição - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

rtansição2tarnsição2tranisção2trannsição1transiãço2transiçoã2transsição1transçião2
Edit distance from "transição"

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 "transição"?
"transição" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-I-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /tɾɐ̃.zi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "transição" mean?
As a noun, "transição" means: passagem de um estado para outro; mudança
What words are commonly confused with "transição"?
"transição" is commonly confused with "trânsito", "transitar", "traição". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "transição"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "transição" is /tɾɐ̃.zi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "transição" come from?
"transição" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

preparado#3,164condenado#3,190funcionar#3,205Guilherme#3,207

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

assinatura12 variantsinformar12 variantsfornecer12 variantsesconder12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list