ferragem

/fe.ra.'ʃe/ ou /fe.ra.'ʃeŋ/

//fe.ra.'ʃe/ ou /fe.ra.'ʃeŋ// noun

The verdict

“ferragem” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #92,821 among 853 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,821
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ferragem, conjunto de peças de ferro

Corpus desk

Index PT-ferragem · ferragem · Portuguese

ferragem · rank #92,821 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,821
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH fedelho

Nearest frequency peer: fedelho (-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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “ferragem”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “ferragem” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ferragem
PropertyValue
Headwordferragem
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fe.ra.'ʃe/ ou /fe.ra.'ʃeŋ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,821
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “ferragem” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).ferragemcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “fedelho” (#92,820), “exéquias” (#92,814), “fincado” (#92,829). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “ferragem” fica em #92,821. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ferragem is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #92,821 among 853 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /fe.ra.'ʃe/ ou /fe.ra.'ʃeŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ferragem, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is ferragem, spelled F-E-R-R-A-G-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    ferragem, conjunto de peças de ferro
  2. 2
    ação de ferrar os animais, de lhes pôr ferraduras
  3. 3
    jante de ferro que circunda a roda do carro de vacas e sobre a que se produz o deslocamento

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 "ferragem"?
"ferragem" is spelled F-E-R-R-A-G-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is /fe.ra.'ʃe/ ou /fe.ra.'ʃeŋ/.
What does "ferragem" mean?
As a noun, "ferragem" means: ferragem, conjunto de peças de ferro
How do you pronounce "ferragem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ferragem" is /fe.ra.'ʃe/ ou /fe.ra.'ʃeŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ferragem" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ferragem", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list