fermento

/fɨɾ.ˈmẽ.tu/

//fɨɾ.ˈmẽ.tu// noun

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The verdict

“fermento” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #31,771. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,771
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - substância, orgânica ou inorgânica, que tem a propriedade de determinar a fermentação noutra substância

Corpus desk

Index PT-fermento · fermento · Portuguese

fermento · rank #31,771 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,771
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH flowers

Nearest frequency peer: flowers (+7 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 “fermento”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fermento” 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).

fermento vs fomento
75% similar
fermento vs ferimento
89% similar

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

Key facts for fermento
PropertyValue
Headwordfermento
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fɨɾ.ˈmẽ.tu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#31,771
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “fermento”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).fermentocai 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 “flowers” (#31,778), “fluentemente” (#31,779), “formoso” (#31,780). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fermento” fica em #31,771. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around fermento (IPA /fɨɾ.ˈmẽ.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,771 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for fermento, with forms such as "efrmento", "femrento", and "feremnto". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "fomento", "ferimento", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 fermento, spelled F-E-R-M-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    substância, orgânica ou inorgânica, que tem a propriedade de determinar a fermentação noutra substância
  2. 2
    massa de farinha que se deixa azedar e que, misturando-se com a massa do pão, provoca a fermentação acelerada nesta
  3. 3
    o que determina os impulsos das paixões
  4. 4
    ideia geradora que transmitida, provoca uma cadeia de pensamentos
  5. 5
    causa remota

Synonyms

enzimaleveduragerme

This word in other languages

yeast(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efrmento
  • femrento
  • feremnto
  • fermennto
  • fermenot
  • fermentto
  • fermetno
  • fermmento
  • fermneto
  • ferrmento
  • ffermento
  • fremento

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

efrmento2femrento2feremnto2fermennto1fermenot2fermentto1fermetno2fermmento1
Edit distance from "fermento"

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 "fermento"?
"fermento" is spelled F-E-R-M-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /fɨɾ.ˈmẽ.tu/.
What does "fermento" mean?
As a noun, "fermento" means: substância, orgânica ou inorgânica, que tem a propriedade de determinar a fermentação noutra substância
What words are commonly confused with "fermento"?
"fermento" is commonly confused with "fomento", "ferimento". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fermento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fermento" is /fɨɾ.ˈmẽ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fermento" come from?
"fermento" 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 "fermento", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

grotesco#31,800insígnia#31,829convicto#31,709centelha#31,686

Similar misspelling depth

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

palpável12 variantspilhagem12 variantssensatez12 variantsaneurisma12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list