fabricar
/fɐ.bɾi.ˈkaɾ/
The verdict
“fabricar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #12,442. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #12,442
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 853
- “F” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - produzir algo
Corpus desk
Index PT-fabricar · fabricar · Portuguese
fabricar · rank #12,442 · 12 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #12,442
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 853
- PHOTO-FINISH figueira
Nearest frequency peer: figueira (+5 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 “fabricar”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- desconforto
desconforto
87,584 corpus weight
- estrago
estrago
87,567 corpus weight
- estória
estória
87,565 corpus weight
- fabricar
fabricar
87,559 corpus weight
- figueira
figueira
87,554 corpus weight
- financeiram…
financeiramente
87,552 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “fabricar” 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 | fabricar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /fɐ.bɾi.ˈkaɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #12,442 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fabricar” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around fabricar (IPA /fɐ.bɾi.ˈkaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,442 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for fabricar, with forms such as "afbricar", "fabbricar", and "fabircar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "fabrico", "fábrica", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is fabricar, spelled F-A-B-R-I-C-A-R.
Definition
- 1produzir algo
- 2construir
- 3fazer na fábrica
- 4cultivar a terra
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- afbricar
- fabbricar
- fabircar
- fabrciar
- fabriacr
- fabricarr
- fabriccar
- fabricra
- fabrricar
- farbicar
- fbaricar
- ffabricar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fabricar - 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 "fabricar", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "fabricar". Here's where to go from here.
- "fabricar" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "fabrico". View pair
- 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #12,442 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Portuguese words in the "F" letter cohort. F–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.