fonte

/ˈfõ.tɨ/

//ˈfõ.tɨ// noun

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The verdict

“fonte” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #894. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#894
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lugar onde nasce água

Corpus desk

Index PT-fonte · fonte · Portuguese

fonte · rank #894 · 7 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #894
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH graças

Nearest frequency peer: graças (+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 “fonte”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fonte” 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).

fonte vs foto
60% similar
fonte vs fort
60% similar
fonte vs fosse
60% similar

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

Key facts for fonte
PropertyValue
Headwordfonte
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfõ.tɨ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#894
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “fonte”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “graças” (#895), “esperar” (#891), “John” (#898). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fonte” fica em #894. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around fonte (IPA /ˈfõ.tɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #894 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for fonte, with forms such as "ffonte", "fnote", and "fonet". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "foto", "fort", "fosse", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is fonte, spelled F-O-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    lugar onde nasce água
  2. 2
    chafariz ou bica por onde corre água
  3. 3
    cada um dos lados da região temporal
  4. 4
    texto original de uma obra
  5. 5
    causa, origem
  6. 6
    forma de grafia para todos os símbolos de um determinado alfabeto ou conjunto de alfabetos
  7. 7
    têmpora, zona da cabeça do osso temporal
  8. 8
    grande prato de onde comem todos os comensais
  9. 9
    componente de um computador que adapta a tensão da energia que chega pela rede elétrica à voltagem adequada para o uso dos componentes desse mesmo computador

This word in other languages

fountain(English)fuente(Español)Quelle(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffonte
  • fnote
  • fonet
  • fonnte
  • fontte
  • fotne
  • ofnte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fonte - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffonte1fnote2fonet2fonnte1fontte1fotne2ofnte2
Edit distance from "fonte"

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 "fonte"?
"fonte" is spelled F-O-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfõ.tɨ/.
What does "fonte" mean?
As a noun, "fonte" means: lugar onde nasce água
What words are commonly confused with "fonte"?
"fonte" is commonly confused with "foto", "fort", "fosse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fonte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fonte" is /ˈfõ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fonte" come from?
"fonte" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

banda7 variantsnatal7 variantsjogar7 variantssejam7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list