faxineiro

noun

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The verdict

“faxineiro” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #45,854. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,854
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aquele que faz faxina; pessoa encarregada da limpeza e conservação de ambientes

Corpus desk

Index PT-faxineiro · faxineiro · Portuguese

faxineiro · rank #45,854 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,854
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH favo

Nearest frequency peer: favo (-1 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 “faxineiro”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “faxineiro” 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
Key facts for faxineiro
PropertyValue
Headwordfaxineiro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#45,854
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “faxineiro”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “favo” (#45,853), “fiador” (#45,857), “expressividade” (#45,846). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “faxineiro” fica em #45,854. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around faxineiro, anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,854 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for faxineiro, with forms such as "afxineiro", "faixneiro", and "faxieniro". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is faxineiro, spelled F-A-X-I-N-E-I-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    aquele que faz faxina; pessoa encarregada da limpeza e conservação de ambientes
  2. 2
    profissional responsável por higienização e manutenção de espaços residenciais, comerciais ou públicos

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how faxineiro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O faxineiro do escritório chega cedo para organizar as salas
  2. O hospital contratou um faxineiro para reforçar a equipe de limpeza

Synonyms

serventezelador

Antonyms

abandononegligência

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afxineiro
  • faixneiro
  • faxieniro
  • faxineior
  • faxineirro
  • faxinerio
  • faxiniero
  • faxinneiro
  • faxnieiro
  • faxxineiro
  • ffaxineiro
  • fxaineiro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of faxineiro - 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.

afxineiro2faixneiro2faxieniro2faxineior2faxineirro1faxinerio2faxiniero2faxinneiro1
Edit distance from "faxineiro"

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 "faxineiro"?
"faxineiro" is spelled F-A-X-I-N-E-I-R-O.
What does "faxineiro" mean?
As a noun, "faxineiro" means: aquele que faz faxina; pessoa encarregada da limpeza e conservação de ambientes
What are common misspellings of "faxineiro"?
Common misspellings include "afxineiro", "faixneiro", "faxieniro", "faxineior", "faxineirro". The correct spelling is "faxineiro".
What language does "faxineiro" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

degradar12 variantsmolestar12 variantscircense12 variantspálpebra12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list