feijão

/fɐj.ˈʒɐ̃w̃/

//fɐj.ˈʒɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“feijão” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,737. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,737
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nome vulgar de plantas volúveis da família das leguminosas também chamadas de feijoeiro

Corpus desk

Index PT-feijao · feijão · Portuguese

feijão · rank #5,737 · 7 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,737
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH gado

Nearest frequency peer: gado (+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 “feijão”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “feijão” 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).

feijão vs feio
67% similar
feijão vs feito
67% similar
feijão vs feita
50% similar

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

Key facts for feijão
PropertyValue
Headwordfeijão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fɐj.ˈʒɐ̃w̃/
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,737
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “feijão”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.feijãocai 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 “gado” (#5,739), “essência” (#5,733), “gira” (#5,741). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “feijão” fica em #5,737. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around feijão (IPA /fɐj.ˈʒɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,737 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for feijão, with forms such as "efijão", "feijjão", and "feijoã". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "feio", "feito", "feita", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is feijão, spelled F-E-I-J-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    nome vulgar de plantas volúveis da família das leguminosas também chamadas de feijoeiro
  2. 2
    grão do feijoeiro, usado na alimentação

This word in other languages

bean(English)judía(Español)haricot(Français)Bohne(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efijão
  • feijjão
  • feijoã
  • feiãjo
  • fejião
  • ffeijão
  • fiejão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

efijão2feijjão1feijoã2feiãjo2fejião2ffeijão1fiejão2
Edit distance from "feijão"

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 "feijão"?
"feijão" is spelled F-E-I-J-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /fɐj.ˈʒɐ̃w̃/.
What does "feijão" mean?
As a noun, "feijão" means: nome vulgar de plantas volúveis da família das leguminosas também chamadas de feijoeiro
What words are commonly confused with "feijão"?
"feijão" is commonly confused with "feio", "feito", "feita". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "feijão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feijão" is /fɐj.ˈʒɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "feijão" come from?
"feijão" 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 "feijão", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

encher#5,731placar#5,781Suécia#5,795UNESCO#5,800

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

gozar7 variantscirco7 variantsvital7 variantsturnê7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list