distinção

/dʒistʃĩˈsɐ̃w/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
as distinções

Meaning

  1. distinction

    • Faz distinção.

      He makes a distinction.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Unterscheidung

Unterscheidung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "distinction."

Spanish

distinción

distinción is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "distinction."

Practice

1 What does distinção mean?

2 Fill the gap: Faz ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches distinção?

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