fluir

//ˈflwiɾ// verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,377

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

fluir is aPortugueseverb. It means: correr como os líquidos Pronounced /ˈflwiɾ/. Often confused with fui and fugir.

Key facts for fluir
PropertyValue
Headwordfluir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈflwiɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,377
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of fluir in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for fluir is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈflwiɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,377 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for fluir, with forms such as "ffluir", "fliur", and "flluir". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "fui", "fugir", "fluxo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is fluir, spelled F-L-U-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    correr como os líquidos
  2. 2
    brotar, provir, proceder
  3. 3
    correr com fartura; manar

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This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffluir,fliur,flluir,fluirr,fluri,fulir,lfuir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for fluir

Misspelling Variants of "fluir"

ffluir6fliur5flluir6fluirr6fluri5fulir5lfuir5
Misspelling Variants of "fluir"

Frequency rank: #14,377 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fluir"?
"fluir" is spelled F-L-U-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈflwiɾ/.
What does "fluir" mean?
As a verb, "fluir" means: correr como os líquidos
What words are commonly confused with "fluir"?
"fluir" is commonly confused with "fui", "fugir", "fluxo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fluir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fluir" is /ˈflwiɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fluir" come from?
"fluir" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.