figura de linguagem

phrase

The verdict

“figura de linguagem” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - estratégia literária que o escritor pode aplicar no texto para conseguir um efeito determinado na interpretação do leitor

Key facts for figura de linguagem
PropertyValue
Headwordfigura de linguagem
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “figura de linguagem” sits in Portuguese frequency

figura de linguagem falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for figura de linguagem is 19 letters long, classified as a phrase. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "estratégia literária que o escritor pode aplicar no texto para conseguir um efeito determinado na interpretação do leitor".

No generated misspelling entries exist for figura de linguagem in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is figura de linguagem, spelled F-I-G-U-R-A- -D-E- -L-I-N-G-U-A-G-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    estratégia literária que o escritor pode aplicar no texto para conseguir um efeito determinado na interpretação do leitor

Synonyms

figura de estilofigura de retórica

Antonyms

vício de estilovício de linguagemvício de retórica

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "figura de linguagem"?
"figura de linguagem" is spelled F-I-G-U-R-A- -D-E- -L-I-N-G-U-A-G-E-M.
What does "figura de linguagem" mean?
As a phrase, "figura de linguagem" means: estratégia literária que o escritor pode aplicar no texto para conseguir um efeito determinado na interpretação do leitor
What language does "figura de linguagem" come from?
"figura de linguagem" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “figura de linguagem”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-I-G-U-R-A- -D-E- -L-I-N-G-U-A-G-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list