versão
/vɨɾ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“versão” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #731. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #731
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 501
- “V” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - explicação
Corpus desk
Index PT-versao · versão · Portuguese
versão · rank #731 · 8 variants · 10 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #731
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 501
- PHOTO-FINISH tive
Nearest frequency peer: tive (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “versão”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- pequeno
pequeno
99,273 corpus weight
- simples
simples
99,272 corpus weight
- tive
tive
99,271 corpus weight
- versão
versão
99,270 corpus weight
- vitória
vitória
99,269 corpus weight
- acontecer
acontecer
99,268 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “versão” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | versão |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /vɨɾ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #731 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “versão” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around versão (IPA /vɨɾ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #731 among 501 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for versão, with forms such as "evrsão", "verrsão", and "versoã". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "visão", "versus", "verão", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is versão, spelled V-E-R-S-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1explicação
- 2tradução
- 3boato
- 4ato ou efeito de verter
- 5interpretação
- 6cada uma das diferentes formas de um documento, programa, etc
- 7procedimento médico que se destina a mudar a posição do feto no útero, para facilitar o parto
- 8trajetória de um astro na sua órbita
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- evrsão
- verrsão
- versoã
- verssão
- verãso
- vesrão
- vresão
- vversão
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of versão - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "versão", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "versão". Here's where to go from here.
- "versão" maps to 10 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "visão". View pair
- 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #731 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Portuguese words in the "V" letter cohort. V–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.