feu

\fø\

/\fø\/ noun

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The verdict

“feu” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,490 among 853 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,490
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fogo

Corpus desk

Index PT-feu · feu · Portuguese

feu · rank #72,490 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,490
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH explicitar

Nearest frequency peer: explicitar (-10 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 “feu”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for feu
PropertyValue
Headwordfeu
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fø\
Letters3
Frequency rank#72,490
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “feu” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.feucai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “explicitar” (#72,480), “evasivo” (#72,474), “estupor” (#72,470). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “feu” fica em #72,490. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

feu is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,490 among 853 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \fø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fogo".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for feu, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is feu, spelled F-E-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    fogo

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 "feu"?
"feu" is spelled F-E-U. The IPA pronunciation is \fø\.
What does "feu" mean?
As a noun, "feu" means: fogo
How do you pronounce "feu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feu" is \fø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "feu" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bor#72,280thx#72,825fos#73,227beb#73,745

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list