febril

/fɨ.ˈbɾiɫ/

//fɨ.ˈbɾiɫ// adj

The verdict

“febril” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #42,007. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,007
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que tem febre

Corpus desk

Index PT-febril · febril · Portuguese

febril · rank #42,007 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,007
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH favorecimento

Nearest frequency peer: favorecimento (-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 “febril”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “febril” 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).

febril vs ferir
67% similar
febril vs fértil
50% similar
febril vs febre
67% similar

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

Key facts for febril
PropertyValue
Headwordfebril
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/fɨ.ˈbɾiɫ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#42,007
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “febril”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).febrilcai 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 “favorecimento” (#42,006), “extrapolar” (#42,002), “expensas” (#41,998). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “febril” fica em #42,007. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around febril (IPA /fɨ.ˈbɾiɫ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,007 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for febril, with forms such as "efbril", "fberil", and "febbril". 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 also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "ferir", "fértil", "febre", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is febril, spelled F-E-B-R-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    que tem febre
  2. 2
    muito ativo

Synonyms

piréticofebricitantefrenético

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efbril
  • fberil
  • febbril
  • febirl
  • febrill
  • febrli
  • febrril
  • ferbil
  • ffebril

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

efbril2fberil2febbril1febirl2febrill1febrli2febrril1ferbil2
Edit distance from "febril"

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 "febril"?
"febril" is spelled F-E-B-R-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is /fɨ.ˈbɾiɫ/.
What does "febril" mean?
As an adjective, "febril" means: que tem febre
What words are commonly confused with "febril"?
"febril" is commonly confused with "ferir", "fértil", "febre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "febril"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "febril" is /fɨ.ˈbɾiɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "febril" come from?
"febril" 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 "febril", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list