first
/ˈfɝst/
The verdict
“first” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #5,303 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #5,303
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - primeiro, numeral ordinal correspondente ao número 1
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | first |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈfɝst/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #5,303 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “first” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for first is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈfɝst/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,303 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for first, with forms such as "ffirst", "firrst", and "firsst". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "fit", "fort", "fish", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is first, spelled F-I-R-S-T.
Definition
- 1primeiro, numeral ordinal correspondente ao número 1
- 2menor, mínimo
Synonyms
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ffirst,firrst,firsst,firstt,firts,fisrt,frist,ifrst
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of first - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “first”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-I-R-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈfɝst/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “fit” - see the side-by-side comparison. first vs fit
- 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.