fascínio

/fɐʃ.ˈsi.nju/

//fɐʃ.ˈsi.nju// noun

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The verdict

“fascínio” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #23,665. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,665
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - encanto, fascinação

Corpus desk

Index PT-fascinio · fascínio · Portuguese

fascínio · rank #23,665 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,665
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH falho

Nearest frequency peer: falho (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “fascínio”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “fascínio” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

fascínio vs fascismo
63% similar
fascínio vs fascinado
67% similar

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

Key facts for fascínio
PropertyValue
Headwordfascínio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fɐʃ.ˈsi.nju/
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,665
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “fascínio”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.fascíniocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “falho” (#23,663), “ferozes” (#23,667), “fresh” (#23,670). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fascínio” fica em #23,665. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around fascínio (IPA /fɐʃ.ˈsi.nju/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,665 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for fascínio, with forms such as "afscínio", "facsínio", and "fasccínio". 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, "fascismo", "fascinado", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is fascínio, spelled F-A-S-C-Í-N-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    encanto, fascinação
  2. 2
    maravilha
  3. 3
    charme

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afscínio
  • facsínio
  • fasccínio
  • fascníio
  • fascíino
  • fascínnio
  • fascínoi
  • fasscínio
  • fasícnio
  • ffascínio
  • fsacínio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fascínio - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

afscínio2facsínio2fasccínio1fascníio2fascíino2fascínnio1fascínoi2fasscínio1
Edit distance from "fascínio"

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 "fascínio"?
"fascínio" is spelled F-A-S-C-Í-N-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /fɐʃ.ˈsi.nju/.
What does "fascínio" mean?
As a noun, "fascínio" means: encanto, fascinação
What words are commonly confused with "fascínio"?
"fascínio" is commonly confused with "fascismo", "fascinado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fascínio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fascínio" is /fɐʃ.ˈsi.nju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fascínio" come from?
"fascínio" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fascínio", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

erradicar11 variantsdeposição11 variantsCamping11 variantsbissexual11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list