farinhento

/fɐ.ɾi.ˈɲẽ.tu/

//fɐ.ɾi.ˈɲẽ.tu// adj

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The verdict

“farinhento” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que tem farinha ou muita farinha

Key facts for farinhento
PropertyValue
Headwordfarinhento
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/fɐ.ɾi.ˈɲẽ.tu/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “farinhento” sits in Portuguese frequency

farinhento falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

farinhento is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /fɐ.ɾi.ˈɲẽ.tu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for farinhento in our index, 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is farinhento, spelled F-A-R-I-N-H-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que tem farinha ou muita farinha
  2. 2
    que se assemelha à farinha
  3. 3
    que está coberto de farinha

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "farinhento"?
"farinhento" is spelled F-A-R-I-N-H-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /fɐ.ɾi.ˈɲẽ.tu/.
What does "farinhento" mean?
As an adjective, "farinhento" means: que tem farinha ou muita farinha
How do you pronounce "farinhento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "farinhento" is /fɐ.ɾi.ˈɲẽ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "farinhento" come from?
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Using “farinhento”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-A-R-I-N-H-E-N-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /fɐ.ɾi.ˈɲẽ.tu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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