faringite

/fɐ.ɾĩ.ˈʒi.tɨ/

//fɐ.ɾĩ.ˈʒi.tɨ// noun

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The verdict

“faringite” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #73,962 among 1,704 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,962
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,704
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - inflamação na faringe.

Key facts for faringite
PropertyValue
Headwordfaringite
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fɐ.ɾĩ.ˈʒi.tɨ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#73,962
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “faringite” 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). faringite lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

faringite is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #73,962 among 1,704 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /fɐ.ɾĩ.ˈʒi.tɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "inflamação na faringe.".

faringite has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is faringite, spelled F-A-R-I-N-G-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    inflamação na faringe.

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 "faringite"?
"faringite" is spelled F-A-R-I-N-G-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /fɐ.ɾĩ.ˈʒi.tɨ/.
What does "faringite" mean?
As a noun, "faringite" means: inflamação na faringe.
How do you pronounce "faringite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faringite" is /fɐ.ɾĩ.ˈʒi.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faringite" come from?
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Using “faringite”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-A-R-I-N-G-I-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /fɐ.ɾĩ.ˈʒi.tɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

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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