fiapo

/ˈfja.pu/

//ˈfja.pu// noun

The verdict

“fiapo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #77,964 among 853 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,964
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-fiapo · fiapo · Portuguese

fiapo · rank #77,964 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,964
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH farrear

Nearest frequency peer: farrear (-11 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 “fiapo”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fiapo
PropertyValue
Headwordfiapo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfja.pu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#77,964
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “fiapo” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.fiapocai 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: “farrear” (#77,953), “fogoso” (#77,975), “farejar” (#77,951). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fiapo” fica em #77,964. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fiapo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #77,964 among 853 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfja.pu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fiapo, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is fiapo, spelled F-I-A-P-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    fiozinho
  2. 2
    fibra vegetal que se encontra em algumas frutas e que se apresenta jungida como filamentos em meio a polpa da fruta

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Não tem como chupar manga e não se lambuzar, mas o incômodo mesmo são os fiapos que entram entre os dentes e enchem o pacová, melhor manga sem fiapo, bendita aquelas

This word in other languages

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 "fiapo"?
"fiapo" is spelled F-I-A-P-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfja.pu/.
What does "fiapo" mean?
As a noun, "fiapo" means: fiozinho
How do you pronounce "fiapo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fiapo" is /ˈfja.pu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fiapo" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list