UFSC

abbrev

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The verdict

“UFSC” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #25,506. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,506
frequency rank, Portuguese
147
“U” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Corpus desk

Index PT-ufsc · UFSC · Portuguese

UFSC · rank #25,506 · 6 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,506
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 147
  • PHOTO-FINISH trash

Nearest frequency peer: trash (-2 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 “UFSC”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “UFSC” 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).

UFSC vs us
0% similar
UFSC vs uns
0% similar
UFSC vs usa
0% similar

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

Key facts for UFSC
PropertyValue
HeadwordUFSC
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters4
Frequency rank#25,506
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “UFSC”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).UFSCcai 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 “trash” (#25,504), “viegas” (#25,509), “árido” (#25,518). Entre 147 lemas com “U”, “UFSC” fica em #25,506. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around UFSC, anabbreviation. Corpus frequency is #25,506 among 147 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for UFSC, with forms such as "fusc", "ufcs", and "uffsc". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "us", "uns", "usa", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is UFSC, spelled U-F-S-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how UFSC appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "…Fernanda estudou educação física na UFSC…"
  2. "Estudantes do maior campus da UFSC (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina), em Florianópolis, mantêm há mais de 24 horas uma ocupação em parte do prédio da reitoria."

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fusc
  • ufcs
  • uffsc
  • ufscc
  • ufssc
  • usfc

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

fusc2ufcs2uffsc1ufscc1ufssc1usfc2
Edit distance from "UFSC"

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 "UFSC"?
"UFSC" is spelled U-F-S-C.
What does "UFSC" mean?
As an abbreviation, "UFSC" means: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
What words are commonly confused with "UFSC"?
"UFSC" is commonly confused with "us", "uns", "usa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "UFSC" come from?
"UFSC" 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?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

raso#25,454path#25,422mood#25,401maço#25,742

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

cielo6 variantsileso6 variantsfobia6 variantsIvone6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list