fabric

/ˈfæb.rɪk/

//ˈfæb.rɪk// noun

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The verdict

“fabric” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #90,058 among 853 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,058
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-fabric · fabric · Portuguese

fabric · rank #90,058 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,058
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH expected

Nearest frequency peer: expected (-3 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “fabric”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “fabric” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fabric
PropertyValue
Headwordfabric
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfæb.rɪk/
Letters6
Frequency rank#90,058
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “fabric” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.fabriccai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “expected” (#90,055), “freddo” (#90,082), “esportividade” (#90,027). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fabric” fica em #90,058. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fabric is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #90,058 among 853 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfæb.rɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for fabric in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is fabric, spelled F-A-B-R-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    tecido
  2. 2
    estrutura, construção
  3. 3
    rede de cabos
  4. 4
    o aparecimento de grãos em uma rocha cristalina

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 "fabric"?
"fabric" is spelled F-A-B-R-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfæb.rɪk/.
What does "fabric" mean?
As a noun, "fabric" means: tecido
How do you pronounce "fabric"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fabric" is /ˈfæb.rɪk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fabric" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

freddo#90,082ascite#89,763aprile#89,750quenga#90,386

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list