família

/fɐ.ˈmi.ljɐ/

//fɐ.ˈmi.ljɐ// noun

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The verdict

“família” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #224 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#224
frequency rank, Portuguese
7
letters
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - conjunto das pessoas relacionadas, por criação ou geneticamente, a alguém, linhagem, e.g: pai, mãe, filhos, avôs etc.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

família vs family
57% similar
família vs familiar
75% similar

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

Key facts for família
PropertyValue
Headwordfamília
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fɐ.ˈmi.ljɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#224
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “família” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). família lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for família is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /fɐ.ˈmi.ljɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #224 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for família, with forms such as "afmília", "famlíia", and "fammília". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "family", "familiar", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is família, spelled F-A-M-Í-L-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    conjunto das pessoas relacionadas, por criação ou geneticamente, a alguém, linhagem, e.g: pai, mãe, filhos, avôs etc.
  2. 2
    pessoas que vivem numa mesma habitação
  3. 3
    conjunto de ítens de mesma natureza
  4. 4
    quinto nível de especificação da espécie de um ser vivo, mais específico que ordem e menos específico que gênero
  5. 5
    conjunto dos elementos que pertencem à mesma coluna da tabela periódica
  6. 6
    família só inclui filhos; exclui esposa, marido, parentes etc.

This word in other languages

family(English)familia(Español)famille(Français)Familie(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afmília,famlíia,fammília,famíila,famílai,famíllia,faímlia,ffamília,fmaília

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of família - 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.

afmília2famlíia2fammília1famíila2famílai2famíllia1faímlia2ffamília1
Edit distance from "família"

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 "família"?
"família" is spelled F-A-M-Í-L-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /fɐ.ˈmi.ljɐ/.
What does "família" mean?
As a noun, "família" means: conjunto das pessoas relacionadas, por criação ou geneticamente, a alguém, linhagem, e.g: pai, mãe, filhos, avôs etc.
What words are commonly confused with "família"?
"família" is commonly confused with "family", "familiar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "família"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "família" is /fɐ.ˈmi.ljɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "família" come from?
"família" 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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Using “família”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-A-M-Í-L-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /fɐ.ˈmi.ljɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “family” - see the side-by-side comparison. família vs family
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list