ferrenha

adj

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The verdict

“ferrenha” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,746 among 853 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,746
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ferrenha, como o ferro, dura, compacta

Corpus desk

Index PT-ferrenha · ferrenha · Portuguese

ferrenha · rank #52,746 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,746
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH filmografia

Nearest frequency peer: filmografia (+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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “ferrenha”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ferrenha
PropertyValue
Headwordferrenha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#52,746
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “ferrenha” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).ferrenhacai 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: “filmografia” (#52,748), “fault” (#52,743), “fingido” (#52,749). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “ferrenha” fica em #52,746. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ferrenha is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,746 among 853 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for ferrenha in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is ferrenha, spelled F-E-R-R-E-N-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ferrenha, como o ferro, dura, compacta
  2. 2
    ferrenha, férrea
  3. 3
    avarenta

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "As nozes saíram ferrenhas, são difíceis de abrir e não soltam a carne."

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 "ferrenha"?
"ferrenha" is spelled F-E-R-R-E-N-H-A.
What does "ferrenha" mean?
As an adjective, "ferrenha" means: ferrenha, como o ferro, dura, compacta
What language does "ferrenha" come from?
"ferrenha" 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 "ferrenha", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

folículo#52,756forragem#52,758holofote#52,790ilusório#52,798

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list