faísca

/fɐ.ˈiʃ.kɐ/

//fɐ.ˈiʃ.kɐ// noun

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The verdict

“faísca” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #27,481. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,481
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - descarga elétrica entre dois corpos eletrizados

Corpus desk

Index PT-faisca · faísca · Portuguese

faísca · rank #27,481 · 8 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,481
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH falir

Nearest frequency peer: falir (-2 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 “faísca”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “faísca” 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).

faísca vs faixa
50% similar
faísca vs fusca
67% similar
faísca vs frisa
50% similar

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

Key facts for faísca
PropertyValue
Headwordfaísca
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fɐ.ˈiʃ.kɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#27,481
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “faísca”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).faíscacai 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 “falir” (#27,479), “Fernão” (#27,483), “espólio” (#27,472). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “faísca” fica em #27,481. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around faísca (IPA /fɐ.ˈiʃ.kɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,481 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for faísca, with forms such as "afísca", "fasíca", and "faícsa". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "faixa", "fusca", "frisa", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is faísca, spelled F-A-Í-S-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    descarga elétrica entre dois corpos eletrizados
  2. 2
    centelha
  3. 3
    chispa
  4. 4
    fagulha

This word in other languages

spark(English)Funke(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afísca
  • fasíca
  • faícsa
  • faísac
  • faíscca
  • faíssca
  • ffaísca
  • fíasca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of faísca - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

afísca2fasíca2faícsa2faísac2faíscca1faíssca1ffaísca1fíasca2
Edit distance from "faísca"

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 "faísca"?
"faísca" is spelled F-A-Í-S-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is /fɐ.ˈiʃ.kɐ/.
What does "faísca" mean?
As a noun, "faísca" means: descarga elétrica entre dois corpos eletrizados
What words are commonly confused with "faísca"?
"faísca" is commonly confused with "faixa", "fusca", "frisa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "faísca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faísca" is /fɐ.ˈiʃ.kɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faísca" come from?
"faísca" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "faísca", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fernão#27,483fundir#27,492guilty#27,511coação#27,403

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

mamute8 variantscatch8 variantscassado8 variantstostão8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list