fonético

/fu.ˈnɛ.ti.ku/

//fu.ˈnɛ.ti.ku// adj

The verdict

“fonético” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #82,092 among 853 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,092
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo à voz ou aos sons das palavras

Corpus desk

Index PT-fonetico · fonético · Portuguese

fonético · rank #82,092 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,092
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH fodões

Nearest frequency peer: fodões (-3 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 “fonético”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fonético
PropertyValue
Headwordfonético
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/fu.ˈnɛ.ti.ku/
Letters8
Frequency rank#82,092
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “fonético” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).fonéticocai 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: “fodões” (#82,089), “flagelação” (#82,085), “galanteador” (#82,101). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fonético” fica em #82,092. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fonético is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #82,092 among 853 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /fu.ˈnɛ.ti.ku/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fonético, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is fonético, spelled F-O-N-É-T-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo à voz ou aos sons das palavras
  2. 2
    que tem a fonética como base com uma representação em correspondência grande

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Grafia fonética.

This word in other languages

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 "fonético"?
"fonético" is spelled F-O-N-É-T-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /fu.ˈnɛ.ti.ku/.
What does "fonético" mean?
As an adjective, "fonético" means: relativo à voz ou aos sons das palavras
How do you pronounce "fonético"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fonético" is /fu.ˈnɛ.ti.ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fonético" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list