fabrico
/fɐ.ˈbɾi.ku/
The verdict
“fabrico” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #17,024 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #17,024
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou arte de fabricar
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 | fabrico |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /fɐ.ˈbɾi.ku/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #17,024 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fabrico” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for fabrico is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /fɐ.ˈbɾi.ku/. Corpus data places it at rank #17,024 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for fabrico, with forms such as "afbrico", "fabbrico", and "fabirco". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "fábrica", "fabricar", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is fabrico, spelled F-A-B-R-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1ato ou arte de fabricar
- 2produto de uma fábrica
- 3conserto que a um navio se faz num porto qualquer
- 4cultivo, plantação agrícola
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: afbrico,fabbrico,fabirco,fabrcio,fabricco,fabrioc,fabrrico,farbico,fbarico,ffabrico
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fabrico - 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 “fabrico”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-A-B-R-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /fɐ.ˈbɾi.ku/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “fábrica” - see the side-by-side comparison. fabrico vs fábrica
- 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.