figura de linguagem
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
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | figura de linguagem |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “figura de linguagem” sits in Portuguese frequency
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
- 1estratégia literária que o escritor pode aplicar no texto para conseguir um efeito determinado na interpretação do leitor
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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.
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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.
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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.