fogareiro

/fu.ɡɐ.ˈɾɐj.ɾu/

//fu.ɡɐ.ˈɾɐj.ɾu// noun

The verdict

“fogareiro” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #84,712 among 853 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,712
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aparelho de barro, porcelana ou ferro, com fornalha, que serve para cozinhar ou aquecer e que funciona a carvão, gás, eletricidade ou petróleo

Corpus desk

Index PT-fogareiro · fogareiro · Portuguese

fogareiro · rank #84,712 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,712
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH fiscalidade

Nearest frequency peer: fiscalidade (-6 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 “fogareiro”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fogareiro
PropertyValue
Headwordfogareiro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fu.ɡɐ.ˈɾɐj.ɾu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#84,712
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “fogareiro” em português

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “fiscalidade” (#84,706), “fotomontagem” (#84,719), “fotovoltaico” (#84,720). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fogareiro” fica em #84,712. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fogareiro is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #84,712 among 853 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /fu.ɡɐ.ˈɾɐj.ɾu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fogareiro, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is fogareiro, spelled F-O-G-A-R-E-I-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    aparelho de barro, porcelana ou ferro, com fornalha, que serve para cozinhar ou aquecer e que funciona a carvão, gás, eletricidade ou petróleo
  2. 2
    táxi

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 "fogareiro"?
"fogareiro" is spelled F-O-G-A-R-E-I-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /fu.ɡɐ.ˈɾɐj.ɾu/.
What does "fogareiro" mean?
As a noun, "fogareiro" means: aparelho de barro, porcelana ou ferro, com fornalha, que serve para cozinhar ou aquecer e que funciona a carvão, gás, eletricidade ou petróleo
How do you pronounce "fogareiro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fogareiro" is /fu.ɡɐ.ˈɾɐj.ɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fogareiro" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fogareiro", 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