fogo de palha
/ˈfɔ.ɡu d͡ʒi ˈpa.ʎɐ/
The verdict
“fogo de palha” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fogo que se coloca em pequenas folhas e lascas de vegetais, secas, para que assim produzam chamas rapidamente, via de regra para acender pedaços maiores de madeira
Corpus desk
Index PT-fogo-de-palha · fogo de palha · Portuguese
fogo de palha · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fogo de palha |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | /ˈfɔ.ɡu d͡ʒi ˈpa.ʎɐ/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “fogo de palha” em português
Rare enough to double-check
fogo de palha is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed /ˈfɔ.ɡu d͡ʒi ˈpa.ʎɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
fogo de palha doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is fogo de palha, spelled F-O-G-O- -D-E- -P-A-L-H-A.
Definition
- 1fogo que se coloca em pequenas folhas e lascas de vegetais, secas, para que assim produzam chamas rapidamente, via de regra para acender pedaços maiores de madeira
- 2algo que tem pouca duração, como o fogo colocado em palhas
- 3sentimento muito intenso, mas de pouca duração
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fogo de palha appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Depois das festinhas de cutucar, fizeram a das cócegas, depois se enterraram na areia, depois se queimaram com fogo de palha, isso foram muitas festinhas.
Isto é fogo de palha; daqui a pouco está apagado, e o que antes era torna a ser.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.