faculdade

/fɐ.kuɫ.ˈda.dɨ/

//fɐ.kuɫ.ˈda.dɨ// noun

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The verdict

“faculdade” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #937. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#937
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - força física ou moral que torna a pessoa capaz de atuar e de produzir certos efeitos

Corpus desk

Index PT-faculdade · faculdade · Portuguese

faculdade · rank #937 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-CORE #937
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH escolha

Nearest frequency peer: escolha (-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 “faculdade”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “faculdade” 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).

faculdade vs facilidade
80% similar

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

Key facts for faculdade
PropertyValue
Headwordfaculdade
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fɐ.kuɫ.ˈda.dɨ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#937
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “faculdade”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).faculdadecai 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 “escolha” (#936), “fogo” (#938), “irmã” (#939). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “faculdade” fica em #937. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around faculdade (IPA /fɐ.kuɫ.ˈda.dɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #937 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for faculdade, with forms such as "afculdade", "facculdade", and "facludade". 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, "facilidade", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is faculdade, spelled F-A-C-U-L-D-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    força física ou moral que torna a pessoa capaz de atuar e de produzir certos efeitos
  2. 2
    propriedade, qualidade
  3. 3
    aptidão; capacidade; destreza; facilidade
  4. 4
    direito, potência moral ou psicológica
  5. 5
    permissão; autorização de fazer alguma coisa
  6. 6
    escola superior onde se ensina qualquer um dos grandes ramos de saber; curso superior
  7. 7
    posses, bens, riquezas
  8. 8
    possibilidades, meios de ação
  9. 9
    capacidade, virtude

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afculdade
  • facculdade
  • facludade
  • facudlade
  • faculadde
  • faculdadde
  • faculdaed
  • faculddade
  • faculddae
  • faculldade
  • faucldade
  • fcauldade
  • ffaculdade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of faculdade - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

afculdade2facculdade1facludade2facudlade2faculadde2faculdadde1faculdaed2faculddade1
Edit distance from "faculdade"

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 "faculdade"?
"faculdade" is spelled F-A-C-U-L-D-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /fɐ.kuɫ.ˈda.dɨ/.
What does "faculdade" mean?
As a noun, "faculdade" means: força física ou moral que torna a pessoa capaz de atuar e de produzir certos efeitos
What words are commonly confused with "faculdade"?
"faculdade" is commonly confused with "facilidade". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "faculdade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faculdade" is /fɐ.kuɫ.ˈda.dɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faculdade" come from?
"faculdade" 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 "faculdade", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

municipal13 variantscontrário13 variantsinclusive13 variantsestrutura13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list