fetichismo

/fɛ.ti.ˈʃiʒ.mu/

//fɛ.ti.ˈʃiʒ.mu// noun

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The verdict

“fetichismo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #77,153 among 1,704 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,153
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,704
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - culto de objetos que se supõe representarem entidades espirituais e possuírem poderes de magia

Key facts for fetichismo
PropertyValue
Headwordfetichismo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fɛ.ti.ˈʃiʒ.mu/
Letters10
Frequency rank#77,153
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fetichismo” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). fetichismo lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fetichismo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #77,153 among 1,704 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /fɛ.ti.ˈʃiʒ.mu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fetichismo, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 fetichismo, spelled F-E-T-I-C-H-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    culto de objetos que se supõe representarem entidades espirituais e possuírem poderes de magia
  2. 2
    admiração exagerada, irrestrita, incondicional por uma pessoa ou coisa; veneração
  3. 3
    desvio do interesse sexual para algumas partes do corpo do parceiro, para alguma função fisiológica ou para peças de vestuário, adorno etc.
  4. 4
    ato de tomar partido a favor de uma pessoa ou contra ela, uma facção ou contra ela etc., sem que importe a justiça ou a verdade; parcialidade
  5. 5
    no marxismo, fenômeno no qual o valor de um determinado objeto é percebido como estando nele mesmo, e não no trabalho despendido para criá-lo

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 "fetichismo"?
"fetichismo" is spelled F-E-T-I-C-H-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /fɛ.ti.ˈʃiʒ.mu/.
What does "fetichismo" mean?
As a noun, "fetichismo" means: culto de objetos que se supõe representarem entidades espirituais e possuírem poderes de magia
How do you pronounce "fetichismo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fetichismo" is /fɛ.ti.ˈʃiʒ.mu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fetichismo" come from?
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Using “fetichismo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-E-T-I-C-H-I-S-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /fɛ.ti.ˈʃiʒ.mu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list