fabuloso

//fɐ.bu.ˈlo.zu// adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,511

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

fabuloso is anPortugueseadj. It means: quase impossível de acreditar; inacreditável Pronounced /fɐ.bu.ˈlo.zu/.

Key facts for fabuloso
PropertyValue
Headwordfabuloso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/fɐ.bu.ˈlo.zu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,511
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of fabuloso in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for fabuloso is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /fɐ.bu.ˈlo.zu/. Corpus data places it at rank #17,511 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for fabuloso, with forms such as "afbuloso", "fabbuloso", and "fabluoso". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is fabuloso, spelled F-A-B-U-L-O-S-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    quase impossível de acreditar; inacreditável
  2. 2
    excepcionalmente bom; maravilhoso
  3. 3
    que é dito em fábulas; totalmente imaginário
  4. 4
    diz-se daquilo que é conhecido apenas através de mitos e lendas

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afbuloso,fabbuloso,fabluoso,fabulloso,fabuloos,fabulosso,fabulsoo,fabuolso,faubloso,fbauloso,ffabuloso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for fabuloso

Misspelling Variants of "fabuloso"

afbuloso8fabbuloso9fabluoso8fabulloso9fabuloos8fabulosso9fabulsoo8fabuolso8
Misspelling Variants of "fabuloso"

Frequency rank: #17,511 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fabuloso"?
"fabuloso" is spelled F-A-B-U-L-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is /fɐ.bu.ˈlo.zu/.
What does "fabuloso" mean?
As an adj, "fabuloso" means: quase impossível de acreditar; inacreditável
What are common misspellings of "fabuloso"?
Common misspellings include "afbuloso", "fabbuloso", "fabluoso", "fabulloso", "fabuloos". The correct spelling is "fabuloso".
How do you pronounce "fabuloso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fabuloso" is /fɐ.bu.ˈlo.zu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fabuloso" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.