férias

/ˈfɛ.ɾjaʃ/

//ˈfɛ.ɾjaʃ// noun

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The verdict

“férias” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,572. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,572
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - período de folga a que têm direito trabalhadores e estudantes

Corpus desk

Index PT-ferias · férias · Portuguese

férias · rank #1,572 · 8 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,572
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH garantir

Nearest frequency peer: garantir (+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 “férias”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “férias” 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).

férias vs ferir
50% similar
férias vs foras
67% similar
férias vs ferra
50% similar

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

Key facts for férias
PropertyValue
Headwordférias
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfɛ.ɾjaʃ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,572
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “férias”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).fériascai 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 “garantir” (#1,573), “fronteira” (#1,570), “Jorge” (#1,574). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “férias” fica em #1,572. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around férias (IPA /ˈfɛ.ɾjaʃ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,572 among 853 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "período de folga a que têm direito trabalhadores e estudantes".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for férias, with forms such as "fférias", "fréias", and "féiras". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "ferir", "foras", "ferra", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is férias, spelled F-É-R-I-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    período de folga a que têm direito trabalhadores e estudantes

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Janeiro é o mês das férias.

This word in other languages

holidays(English)vacaciones(Español)vacances(Français)Urlaub(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fférias
  • fréias
  • féiras
  • férais
  • fériass
  • férisa
  • férrias
  • éfrias

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of férias - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

fférias1fréias2féiras2férais2fériass1férisa2férrias1éfrias2
Edit distance from "férias"

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 "férias"?
"férias" is spelled F-É-R-I-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɛ.ɾjaʃ/.
What does "férias" mean?
As a noun, "férias" means: período de folga a que têm direito trabalhadores e estudantes
What words are commonly confused with "férias"?
"férias" is commonly confused with "ferir", "foras", "ferra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "férias"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "férias" is /ˈfɛ.ɾjaʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "férias" come from?
"férias" 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 "férias", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

criada#1,566máximo#1,578compra#1,564branca#1,562

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

quente8 variantsantiga8 variantsteatro8 variantsDaniel8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list