fármaco

//ˈfaɾ.mɐ.ku// noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#33,859

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

fármaco is aPortuguesenoun. It means: substância utilizada para sanar uma doença ou atenuar seus efeitos Pronounced /ˈfaɾ.mɐ.ku/. Often confused with fraco and formato.

Key facts for fármaco
PropertyValue
Headwordfármaco
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfaɾ.mɐ.ku/
Letters7
Frequency rank#33,859
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of fármaco in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for fármaco is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈfaɾ.mɐ.ku/. Corpus data places it at rank #33,859 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 fármaco, with forms such as "ffármaco", "frámaco", and "fámraco". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "fraco", "formato", "formado", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is fármaco, spelled F-Á-R-M-A-C-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    substância utilizada para sanar uma doença ou atenuar seus efeitos
  2. 2
    substância obtida através de um procedimento farmacêutico

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffármaco,frámaco,fámraco,fáramco,fármacco,fármaoc,fármcao,fármmaco,fárrmaco,áfrmaco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for fármaco

Misspelling Variants of "fármaco"

ffármaco8frámaco7fámraco7fáramco7fármacco8fármaoc7fármcao7fármmaco8
Misspelling Variants of "fármaco"

Frequency rank: #33,859 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fármaco"?
"fármaco" is spelled F-Á-R-M-A-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfaɾ.mɐ.ku/.
What does "fármaco" mean?
As a noun, "fármaco" means: substância utilizada para sanar uma doença ou atenuar seus efeitos
What words are commonly confused with "fármaco"?
"fármaco" is commonly confused with "fraco", "formato", "formado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fármaco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fármaco" is /ˈfaɾ.mɐ.ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fármaco" come from?
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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.