flutuador

/flu.twɐ.ˈdoɾ/

//flu.twɐ.ˈdoɾ// adj

The verdict

“flutuador” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #80,417 among 853 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,417
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diz-se de instrumento ou aparelho que flutua

Corpus desk

Index PT-flutuador · flutuador · Portuguese

flutuador · rank #80,417 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,417
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH fracionamento

Nearest frequency peer: fracionamento (+7 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 “flutuador”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “flutuador” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for flutuador
PropertyValue
Headwordflutuador
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/flu.twɐ.ˈdoɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#80,417
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “flutuador” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).flutuadorcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “fracionamento” (#80,424), “furniture” (#80,435), “extraviado” (#80,397). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “flutuador” fica em #80,417. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

flutuador is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #80,417 among 853 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /flu.twɐ.ˈdoɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "diz-se de instrumento ou aparelho que flutua".

flutuador has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is flutuador, spelled F-L-U-T-U-A-D-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    diz-se de instrumento ou aparelho que flutua

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 "flutuador"?
"flutuador" is spelled F-L-U-T-U-A-D-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /flu.twɐ.ˈdoɾ/.
What does "flutuador" mean?
As an adjective, "flutuador" means: diz-se de instrumento ou aparelho que flutua
How do you pronounce "flutuador"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flutuador" is /flu.twɐ.ˈdoɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list