ferro

noun

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The verdict

“ferro” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,093. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,093
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - elemento químico de símbolo Fe, possui o número atômico 26 e massa atômica relativa 55,845 u; é o quarto elemento mais abundante na crosta terrestre; é um metal duro e muito reativo, formando ligas...

Corpus desk

Index PT-ferro · ferro · Portuguese

ferro · rank #2,093 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,093
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH go

Nearest frequency peer: go (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “ferro”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ferro” 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).

ferro vs frio
60% similar
ferro vs foro
60% similar
ferro vs furo
60% similar

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

Key facts for ferro
PropertyValue
Headwordferro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,093
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ferro”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).ferrocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “go” (#2,095), “grave” (#2,096), “dada” (#2,089). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “ferro” fica em #2,093. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around ferro, anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,093 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for ferro, with forms such as "efrro", "fero", and "feror". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "frio", "foro", "furo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is ferro, spelled F-E-R-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    elemento químico de símbolo Fe, possui o número atômico 26 e massa atômica relativa 55,845 u; é o quarto elemento mais abundante na crosta terrestre; é um metal duro e muito reativo, formando ligas com os mais diversos elementos
  2. 2
    metal constituído pelo elemento químico do mesmo nome
  3. 3
    designação comum de instrumentos fabricados com este metal
  4. 4
    utensílio para passar ou engomar roupas
  5. 5
    espada, florete
  6. 6
    conjunto de amarras e âncora
  7. 7
    pênis ereto
  8. 8
    bebida alcoólica, pinga

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O navio já levantou ferros e se dirige para alto-mar.

Synonyms

ferro de passar

This word in other languages

iron(English)hierro(Español)fer(Français)Eisen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efrro
  • fero
  • feror
  • fferro
  • frero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

efrro2fero1feror2fferro1frero2
Edit distance from "ferro"

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 "ferro"?
"ferro" is spelled F-E-R-R-O.
What does "ferro" mean?
As a noun, "ferro" means: elemento químico de símbolo Fe, possui o número atômico 26 e massa atômica relativa 55,845 u; é o quarto elemento mais abundante na crosta terrestre; é um metal duro e muito reativo, formando ligas...
What words are commonly confused with "ferro"?
"ferro" is commonly confused with "frio", "foro", "furo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "ferro" come from?
"ferro" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

grave#2,096honra#2,097cores#2,088canto#2,082

Similar misspelling depth

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

dada5 variantsjuro5 variantsonda5 variantsmora5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list