artifício

/ɐɾ.ti.ˈfi.sju/

//ɐɾ.ti.ˈfi.sju// noun

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The verdict

“artifício” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #12,375. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,375
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - trabalho de artífice

Corpus desk

Index PT-artificio · artifício · Portuguese

artifício · rank #12,375 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #12,375
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH asiáticos

Nearest frequency peer: asiáticos (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “artifício”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “artifício” 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).

artifício vs artificial
70% similar

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

Key facts for artifício
PropertyValue
Headwordartifício
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐɾ.ti.ˈfi.sju/
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,375
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “artifício”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “asiáticos” (#12,376), “apelação” (#12,372), “beco” (#12,381). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “artifício” fica em #12,375. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around artifício (IPA /ɐɾ.ti.ˈfi.sju/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,375 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for artifício, with forms such as "aritfício", "arrtifício", and "artfiício". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "artificial", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is artifício, spelled A-R-T-I-F-Í-C-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    trabalho de artífice
  2. 2
    artefato
  3. 3
    astúcia
  4. 4
    fraude
  5. 5
    disfarce

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aritfício
  • arrtifício
  • artfiício
  • artifcíio
  • artiffício
  • artifíccio
  • artifícoi
  • artifíico
  • artiífcio
  • arttifício
  • atrifício
  • ratifício

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aritfício2arrtifício1artfiício2artifcíio2artiffício1artifíccio1artifícoi2artifíico2
Edit distance from "artifício"

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 "artifício"?
"artifício" is spelled A-R-T-I-F-Í-C-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐɾ.ti.ˈfi.sju/.
What does "artifício" mean?
As a noun, "artifício" means: trabalho de artífice
What words are commonly confused with "artifício"?
"artifício" is commonly confused with "artificial". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "artifício"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "artifício" is /ɐɾ.ti.ˈfi.sju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "artifício" come from?
"artifício" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "artifício", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

asiáticos#12,376cadáveres#12,386transação#12,355coletânea#12,398

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

chocante12 variantsfabricar12 variantsingressar12 variantsdiscreto12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list