fobia

/fu.ˈbi.ɐ/

//fu.ˈbi.ɐ// noun

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The verdict

“fobia” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #25,673. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,673
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - transtorno psicológico no qual a pessoa tem um medo ou aversão exagerado de alguma coisa

Corpus desk

Index PT-fobia · fobia · Portuguese

fobia · rank #25,673 · 6 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,673
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH feminilidade

Nearest frequency peer: feminilidade (-1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “fobia”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “fobia” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fobia vs foi
60% similar
fobia vs fora
60% similar
fobia vs foda
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fobia
PropertyValue
Headwordfobia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fu.ˈbi.ɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,673
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “fobia”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).fobiacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “feminilidade” (#25,672), “frigideira” (#25,675), “favoravelmente” (#25,669). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fobia” fica em #25,673. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around fobia (IPA /fu.ˈbi.ɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,673 among 853 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "transtorno psicológico no qual a pessoa tem um medo ou aversão exagerado de alguma coisa".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for fobia, with forms such as "fboia", "ffobia", and "fobai". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "foi", "fora", "foda", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 fobia, spelled F-O-B-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    transtorno psicológico no qual a pessoa tem um medo ou aversão exagerado de alguma coisa

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how fobia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ele tem alguma fobia, mas ainda não sei identificá-la.

This word in other languages

phobia(English)fobia(Español)phobie(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fboia
  • ffobia
  • fobai
  • fobbia
  • foiba
  • ofbia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fobia - 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.

fboia2ffobia1fobai2fobbia1foiba2ofbia2
Edit distance from "fobia"

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 "fobia"?
"fobia" is spelled F-O-B-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /fu.ˈbi.ɐ/.
What does "fobia" mean?
As a noun, "fobia" means: transtorno psicológico no qual a pessoa tem um medo ou aversão exagerado de alguma coisa
What words are commonly confused with "fobia"?
"fobia" is commonly confused with "foi", "fora", "foda". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fobia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fobia" is /fu.ˈbi.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fobia" come from?
"fobia" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ivone#25,709laico#25,719levas#25,726cielo#25,596

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

régia6 variantsUFSC6 variantsabalo6 variantsbabar6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list