fitoplâncton
The verdict
“fitoplâncton” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #81,268 among 853 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,268
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 853
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - conjunto de organismos microscópicos fotossintetizantes que vivem em suspensão na água, formando a base da cadeia alimentar aquática
Corpus desk
Index PT-fitoplancton · fitoplâncton · Portuguese
fitoplâncton · rank #81,268 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,268
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 853
- PHOTO-FINISH flaco
Nearest frequency peer: flaco (+3 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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “fitoplâncton”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- fação
fação
18,741 corpus weight
- fitoplâncton
fitoplâncton
18,733 corpus weight
- flaco
flaco
18,730 corpus weight
- flama
flama
18,729 corpus weight
- fogueteiro
fogueteiro
18,724 corpus weight
- folias
folias
18,722 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “fitoplâncton” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fitoplâncton |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #81,268 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “fitoplâncton” em português
Rare enough to double-check
fitoplâncton is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #81,268 among 853 “F” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fitoplâncton, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is fitoplâncton, spelled F-I-T-O-P-L-Â-N-C-T-O-N.
Definition
- 1conjunto de organismos microscópicos fotossintetizantes que vivem em suspensão na água, formando a base da cadeia alimentar aquática
- 2comunidade de algas e cianobactérias que flutua na zona fótica dos ambientes aquáticos, realizando fotossíntese
- 3produtores primários responsáveis por grande parte da oxigenação da atmosfera terrestre
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fitoplâncton appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
O fitoplâncton é essencial para o equilíbrio dos ecossistemas marinhos
O excesso de nutrientes favoreceu o florescimento do fitoplâncton
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); 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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Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).