fadiga
/fɐ.ˈdi.ɡɐ/
The verdict
“fadiga” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #19,720 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #19,720
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sensação de enfraquecimento resultante de esforço físico ou mental
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 | fadiga |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /fɐ.ˈdi.ɡɐ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #19,720 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fadiga” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for fadiga is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /fɐ.ˈdi.ɡɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #19,720 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 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for fadiga, with forms such as "afdiga", "faddiga", and "fadgia". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "faia", "faixa", "fatia", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is fadiga, spelled F-A-D-I-G-A.
Definition
- 1sensação de enfraquecimento resultante de esforço físico ou mental
- 2trabalho cansativo
- 3redução gradual da resistência de um material ou da sensibilidade de um equipamento, máquina etc. devida ao uso continuado
- 4desgaste de peça por uso ou atividade
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: afdiga,faddiga,fadgia,fadiag,fadigga,faidga,fdaiga,ffadiga
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fadiga - 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.
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Using “fadiga”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-A-D-I-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /fɐ.ˈdi.ɡɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “faia” - see the side-by-side comparison. fadiga vs faia
- 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.