flutuar
/flu.ˈtwaɾ/
The verdict
“flutuar” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #26,394 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #26,394
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - manter(-se) no ar, sem tocar o solo
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | flutuar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /flu.ˈtwaɾ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #26,394 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “flutuar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for flutuar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /flu.ˈtwaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #26,394 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for flutuar, with forms such as "fflutuar", "fllutuar", and "fltuuar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is flutuar, spelled F-L-U-T-U-A-R.
Definition
- 1manter(-se) no ar, sem tocar o solo
- 2boiar, vogar sobre as ondas
- 3tremular ao vento; vacilar
- 4hesitar; estar indeciso
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: fflutuar,fllutuar,fltuuar,flutaur,fluttuar,flutuarr,flutura,fluutar,fultuar,lfutuar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of flutuar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “flutuar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-L-U-T-U-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /flu.ˈtwaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.