variação

/vɐ.ɾjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//vɐ.ɾjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“variação” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,356. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,356
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mudança

Corpus desk

Index PT-variacao · variação · Portuguese

variação · rank #6,356 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,356
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH trato

Nearest frequency peer: trato (-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 “variação”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “variação” 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).

variação vs viação
75% similar
variação vs variada
63% similar
variação vs variado
75% similar

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

Key facts for variação
PropertyValue
Headwordvariação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/vɐ.ɾjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,356
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “variação”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).variaçãocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “trato” (#6,354), “visibilidade” (#6,358), “tomo” (#6,352). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “variação” fica em #6,356. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around variação (IPA /vɐ.ɾjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,356 among 501 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for variação, with forms such as "avriação", "vairação", and "varaição". 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. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "viação", "variada", "variado", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is variação, spelled V-A-R-I-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    mudança
  2. 2
    ato, efeito, propriedade de variar
  3. 3
    inconstância

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avriação
  • vairação
  • varaição
  • variaãço
  • variaçoã
  • variçaão
  • varriação
  • vraiação
  • vvariação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

avriação2vairação2varaição2variaãço2variaçoã2variçaão2varriação1vraiação2
Edit distance from "variação"

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 "variação"?
"variação" is spelled V-A-R-I-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /vɐ.ɾjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "variação" mean?
As a noun, "variação" means: mudança
What words are commonly confused with "variação"?
"variação" is commonly confused with "viação", "variada", "variado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "variação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "variação" is /vɐ.ɾjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "variação" come from?
"variação" 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 "variação", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

poluição9 variantsCaetano9 variantscomboio9 variantscartaz9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list