urbanização

/uɾ.bɐ.ni.zɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//uɾ.bɐ.ni.zɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“urbanização” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #16,639. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,639
frequency rank, Portuguese
345
“U” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - deslocamento de um grande contingente de pessoas que saem da área rural para centros urbanos (por oposição à ruralização)

Key facts for urbanização
PropertyValue
Headwordurbanização
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/uɾ.bɐ.ni.zɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters11
Frequency rank#16,639
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “urbanização” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). urbanização lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around urbanização (IPA /uɾ.bɐ.ni.zɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,639 among 345 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for urbanização, with forms such as "rubanização", "ubranização", and "urabnização". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is urbanização, spelled U-R-B-A-N-I-Z-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    deslocamento de um grande contingente de pessoas que saem da área rural para centros urbanos (por oposição à ruralização)
  2. 2
    conjunto dos trabalhos necessários para dotar uma área de infraestrutura (por exemplo, água, esgoto, eletricidade) e/ou de serviços urbanos (por exemplo, de transporte, de educação)
  3. 3
    ciência ou teoria do arranjo das povoações
  4. 4
    ato ou efeito de urbanizar

This word in other languages

urbanization(English)urbanización(Español)urbanisation(Français)Urbanisierung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rubanização
  • ubranização
  • urabnização
  • urbainzação
  • urbaniazção
  • urbanizaãço
  • urbanizaçoã
  • urbanizzação
  • urbanizçaão
  • urbannização
  • urbanziação
  • urbbanização
  • urbnaização
  • urrbanização

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of urbanização - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

rubanização2ubranização2urabnização2urbainzação2urbaniazção2urbanizaãço2urbanizaçoã2urbanizzação1
Edit distance from "urbanização"

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 "urbanização"?
"urbanização" is spelled U-R-B-A-N-I-Z-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /uɾ.bɐ.ni.zɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "urbanização" mean?
As a noun, "urbanização" means: deslocamento de um grande contingente de pessoas que saem da área rural para centros urbanos (por oposição à ruralização)
What are common misspellings of "urbanização"?
Common misspellings include "rubanização", "ubranização", "urabnização", "urbainzação", "urbaniazção". The correct spelling is "urbanização".
How do you pronounce "urbanização"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "urbanização" is /uɾ.bɐ.ni.zɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "urbanização" come from?
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Using “urbanização”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is U-R-B-A-N-I-Z-A-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /uɾ.bɐ.ni.zɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list