filamento

/fi.lɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/

//fi.lɐ.ˈmẽ.tu// noun

The verdict

“filamento” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #43,898. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,898
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fio muito fino

Corpus desk

Index PT-filamento · filamento · Portuguese

filamento · rank #43,898 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,898
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH falsificar

Nearest frequency peer: falsificar (-5 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “filamento”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “filamento” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

filamento vs flamengo
78% similar
filamento vs fixamente
78% similar
filamento vs finamente
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for filamento
PropertyValue
Headwordfilamento
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fi.lɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#43,898
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “filamento”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.filamentocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “falsificar” (#43,893), “gasoso” (#43,911), “eunuco” (#43,883). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “filamento” fica em #43,898. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around filamento (IPA /fi.lɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,898 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for filamento, with forms such as "ffilamento", "fialmento", and "filaemnto". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "flamengo", "fixamente", "finamente", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is filamento, spelled F-I-L-A-M-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    fio muito fino
  2. 2
    fio usado em lâmpadas incandescentes e válvulas termoiônicas
  3. 3
    estrutura em forma de fio, nos músculos, nervos, etc
  4. 4
    estrutura que apoia o estame

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffilamento
  • fialmento
  • filaemnto
  • filamennto
  • filamenot
  • filamentto
  • filametno
  • filammento
  • filamneto
  • fillamento
  • filmaento
  • fliamento
  • iflamento

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of filamento - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffilamento1fialmento2filaemnto2filamennto1filamenot2filamentto1filametno2filammento1
Edit distance from "filamento"

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 "filamento"?
"filamento" is spelled F-I-L-A-M-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /fi.lɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/.
What does "filamento" mean?
As a noun, "filamento" means: fio muito fino
What words are commonly confused with "filamento"?
"filamento" is commonly confused with "flamengo", "fixamente", "finamente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "filamento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "filamento" is /fi.lɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "filamento" come from?
"filamento" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list