vingança
/vĩ.ˈɡɐ̃.sɐ/
The verdict
“vingança” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #4,361 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,361
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato de vingar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vingança |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /vĩ.ˈɡɐ̃.sɐ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #4,361 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vingança” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for vingança is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /vĩ.ˈɡɐ̃.sɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,361 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for vingança, with forms such as "ivngança", "vignança", and "vinagnça". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 vingança, spelled V-I-N-G-A-N-Ç-A.
Definition
- 1ato de vingar
- 2desforra
- 3represália
- 4castigo
- 5punição
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ivngança,vignança,vinagnça,vinganaç,vingannça,vingaçna,vinggança,vingnaça,vinngança,vnigança,vvingança
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vingança - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “vingança”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is V-I-N-G-A-N-Ç-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /vĩ.ˈɡɐ̃.sɐ/ (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
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.