fase

//ˈfa.zɨ// noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#868

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

fase is aPortuguesenoun. It means: cada uma das aparências que a Lua nos apresenta Pronounced /ˈfa.zɨ/. It ranks #868 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with fax and fato.

Key facts for fase
PropertyValue
Headwordfase
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfa.zɨ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#868
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for fase is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈfa.zɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #868 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for fase, with forms such as "afse", "faes", and "fasse". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fax", "fato", "fome", 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 fase, spelled F-A-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    cada uma das aparências que a Lua nos apresenta
  2. 2
    metamorfose
  3. 3
    alteração do aspecto
  4. 4
    aspecto macroscópico de uma substância
  5. 5
    a posição angular de um fasor
  6. 6
    segmento de videojogo que tem começo e fim definido e dentro do qual se é possível jogar

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afse,faes,fasse,ffase,fsae

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for fase

Misspelling Variants of "fase"

afse4faes4fasse5ffase5fsae4
Misspelling Variants of "fase"

Frequency rank: #868 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fase"?
"fase" is spelled F-A-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfa.zɨ/.
What does "fase" mean?
As a noun, "fase" means: cada uma das aparências que a Lua nos apresenta
What words are commonly confused with "fase"?
"fase" is commonly confused with "fax", "fato", "fome". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fase"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fase" is /ˈfa.zɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fase" come from?
"fase" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter F in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.