fingir

/fĩ.ˈʒiɾ/

//fĩ.ˈʒiɾ// verb

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The verdict

“fingir” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,480. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,480
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-fingir · fingir · Portuguese

fingir · rank #4,480 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,480
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH furacão

Nearest frequency peer: furacão (+1 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 “fingir”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fingir” 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).

fingir vs fugir
67% similar
fingir vs fundir
67% similar
fingir vs Finger
67% similar

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

Key facts for fingir
PropertyValue
Headwordfingir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/fĩ.ˈʒiɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,480
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “fingir”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “furacão” (#4,481), “fechamento” (#4,478), “facilitar” (#4,477). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fingir” fica em #4,480. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around fingir (IPA /fĩ.ˈʒiɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,480 among 853 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simular, fantasiar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for fingir, with forms such as "ffingir", "fignir", and "finggir". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "fugir", "fundir", "Finger", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is fingir, spelled F-I-N-G-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    simular, fantasiar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ele finge ter gostado da comida.

Synonyms

fantasiarinventarsimular

This word in other languages

pretend(English)fingir(Español)faire semblant(Français)vortäuschen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffingir
  • fignir
  • finggir
  • fingirr
  • fingri
  • finigr
  • finngir
  • fnigir
  • ifngir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fingir - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffingir1fignir2finggir1fingirr1fingri2finigr2finngir1fnigir2
Edit distance from "fingir"

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 "fingir"?
"fingir" is spelled F-I-N-G-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /fĩ.ˈʒiɾ/.
What does "fingir" mean?
As a verb, "fingir" means: simular, fantasiar
What words are commonly confused with "fingir"?
"fingir" is commonly confused with "fugir", "fundir", "Finger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fingir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fingir" is /fĩ.ˈʒiɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fingir" come from?
"fingir" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Edward#4,467conter#4,457buraco#4,450aranha#4,446

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

furacão9 variantsequador9 variantsparaíba9 variantsremédio9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list