ferroviário

/fɛ.Rɔ.ˈvja.ɾju/

//fɛ.Rɔ.ˈvja.ɾju// adj

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The verdict

“ferroviário” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #18,596. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,596
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pertencente a ferrovia ou a ferroviária, relativo a elas ou próprio delas

Corpus desk

Index PT-ferroviario · ferroviário · Portuguese

ferroviário · rank #18,596 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,596
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH Form

Nearest frequency peer: Form (+3 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 “ferroviário”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ferroviário” 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
Key facts for ferroviário
PropertyValue
Headwordferroviário
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/fɛ.Rɔ.ˈvja.ɾju/
Letters11
Frequency rank#18,596
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ferroviário”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.ferroviáriocai 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 “Form” (#18,599), “Formosa” (#18,600), “gelatina” (#18,605). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “ferroviário” fica em #18,596. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around ferroviário (IPA /fɛ.Rɔ.ˈvja.ɾju/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,596 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for ferroviário, with forms such as "efrroviário", "ferorviário", and "feroviário". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 ferroviário, spelled F-E-R-R-O-V-I-Á-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    pertencente a ferrovia ou a ferroviária, relativo a elas ou próprio delas
  2. 2
    feito por ferrovia

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. sistema ferroviário

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efrroviário
  • ferorviário
  • feroviário
  • ferroivário
  • ferroviráio
  • ferroviáiro
  • ferroviároi
  • ferroviárrio
  • ferrovviário
  • ferrováirio
  • ferrvoiário
  • fferroviário
  • freroviário

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

efrroviário2ferorviário2feroviário1ferroivário2ferroviráio2ferroviáiro2ferroviároi2ferroviárrio1
Edit distance from "ferroviário"

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 "ferroviário"?
"ferroviário" is spelled F-E-R-R-O-V-I-Á-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /fɛ.Rɔ.ˈvja.ɾju/.
What does "ferroviário" mean?
As an adjective, "ferroviário" means: pertencente a ferrovia ou a ferroviária, relativo a elas ou próprio delas
What are common misspellings of "ferroviário"?
Common misspellings include "efrroviário", "ferorviário", "feroviário", "ferroivário", "ferroviráio". The correct spelling is "ferroviário".
How do you pronounce "ferroviário"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ferroviário" is /fɛ.Rɔ.ˈvja.ɾju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ferroviário" come from?
"ferroviário" 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 "ferroviário", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

episcopal13 variantsincursões13 variantsdesacordo13 variantsdesabafar13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list