favo

//ˈfa.vu// noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#45,853

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

favo is aPortuguesenoun. It means: alvéolo de cera hexagonal e o seu conteúdo, que as abelhas formam nas suas colmeias para armazém de mel, pólen, e cuidado dos ovos e larvas Pronounced /ˈfa.vu/. Often confused with fio and fax.

Key facts for favo
PropertyValue
Headwordfavo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfa.vu/
Letters4
Frequency rank#45,853
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for favo is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈfa.vu/. Corpus data places it at rank #45,853 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for favo, with forms such as "afvo", "faov", and "favvo". 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, "fio", "fax", "flo", 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 favo, spelled F-A-V-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    alvéolo de cera hexagonal e o seu conteúdo, que as abelhas formam nas suas colmeias para armazém de mel, pólen, e cuidado dos ovos e larvas
  2. 2
    parte separável da laranja, gomo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afvo,faov,favvo,ffavo,fvao

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for favo

Misspelling Variants of "favo"

afvo4faov4favvo5ffavo5fvao4
Misspelling Variants of "favo"

Frequency rank: #45,853 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "favo"?
"favo" is spelled F-A-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfa.vu/.
What does "favo" mean?
As a noun, "favo" means: alvéolo de cera hexagonal e o seu conteúdo, que as abelhas formam nas suas colmeias para armazém de mel, pólen, e cuidado dos ovos e larvas
What words are commonly confused with "favo"?
"favo" is commonly confused with "fio", "fax", "flo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "favo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "favo" is /ˈfa.vu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "favo" come from?
"favo" 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.