-fono
The verdict
“-fono” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a suffix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sufixo que indica som
Corpus desk
Index PT-fono · -fono · Portuguese
-fono · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "-" 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 | -fono |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Suffix |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “-fono” em português
Rare enough to double-check
-fono is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as asuffix. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
-fono doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is -fono, spelled --F-O-N-O.
Definition
- 1sufixo que indica som
- 2sufixo que indica falante de um idioma
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how -fono appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
alófono, homófono
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.