fascículo
/fɐʃ.ˈsi.ku.lu/
The verdict
“fascículo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #71,764 among 1,704 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,764
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,704
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - publicação que sai pouco a pouco em folheto ou caderneta
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fascículo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /fɐʃ.ˈsi.ku.lu/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #71,764 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fascículo” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
fascículo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #71,764 among 1,704 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /fɐʃ.ˈsi.ku.lu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
fascículo has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 fascículo, spelled F-A-S-C-Í-C-U-L-O.
Definition
- 1publicação que sai pouco a pouco em folheto ou caderneta
- 2quantidade de estames ligados pelos filetes
- 3inflorescência de flores com pedúnculos muito curtos
This word in other languages
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 “fascículo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-A-S-C-Í-C-U-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /fɐʃ.ˈsi.ku.lu/ (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.