feirante

/fɐj.ˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/

//fɐj.ˈɾɐ̃.tɨ// noun

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The verdict

“feirante” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #68,150 among 1,704 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,150
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,704
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pessoa que trabalha vendendo mercadorias na feira.

Key facts for feirante
PropertyValue
Headwordfeirante
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fɐj.ˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#68,150
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “feirante” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). feirante lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

feirante is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #68,150 among 1,704 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /fɐj.ˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pessoa que trabalha vendendo mercadorias na feira.".

feirante has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is feirante, spelled F-E-I-R-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    pessoa que trabalha vendendo mercadorias na feira.

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 "feirante"?
"feirante" is spelled F-E-I-R-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /fɐj.ˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/.
What does "feirante" mean?
As a noun, "feirante" means: pessoa que trabalha vendendo mercadorias na feira.
How do you pronounce "feirante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feirante" is /fɐj.ˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "feirante" come from?
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Using “feirante”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-E-I-R-A-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /fɐj.ˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list