falecer
The verdict
“falecer” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #18,870 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #18,870
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - morrer
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | falecer |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #18,870 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “falecer” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for falecer is 7 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #18,870 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 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 falecer, with forms such as "aflecer", "faelcer", and "falceer". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is falecer, spelled F-A-L-E-C-E-R.
Definition
- 1morrer
- 2haver falta ou carência, faltar, escassear:
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aflecer,faelcer,falceer,faleccer,falecerr,falecre,faleecr,fallecer,ffalecer,flaecer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of falecer - 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 “falecer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-A-L-E-C-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- 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.