formato

/fuɾ.ˈma.tu/

//fuɾ.ˈma.tu// noun

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The verdict

“formato” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,886. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,886
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - configuração física, aparência de uma pessoa ou coisa; feitio, forma

Corpus desk

Index PT-formato · formato · Portuguese

formato · rank #1,886 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,886
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH fotografia

Nearest frequency peer: fotografia (+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 “formato”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “formato” 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).

formato vs formoso
71% similar
formato vs fosfato
71% similar
formato vs formar
71% similar

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

Key facts for formato
PropertyValue
Headwordformato
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fuɾ.ˈma.tu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,886
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “formato”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.formatocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “fotografia” (#1,887), “exposição” (#1,884), “gostar” (#1,888). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “formato” fica em #1,886. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around formato (IPA /fuɾ.ˈma.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,886 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for formato, with forms such as "fformato", "fomrato", and "foramto". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "formoso", "fosfato", "formar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is formato, spelled F-O-R-M-A-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    configuração física, aparência de uma pessoa ou coisa; feitio, forma
  2. 2
    dimensões de um impresso (livro, jornal etc.) determinadas pelo número de dobras a que se sujeita ou não a folha a imprimir (Sem dobrar a folha: formato in-plano; uma dobra, duas páginas de cada lado, totalizando quatro páginas: formato in-fólio; duas dobras, oito páginas: formato in-quarto; três dobras, 16 páginas: formato in-oitavo; quatro dobras, formato in-doze, e assim sucessivamente.)
  3. 3
    conjunto das dimensões (altura e largura) de um livro
  4. 4
    dimensão característica de uma folha de papel, tradicionalmente indicada por sua marca d'água
  5. 5
    tamanho de cartão e envelope etc, expresso por medidas convencionais
  6. 6
    a largura de um filme (As medidas mais usadas são 35 mm, 16 mm e 8 mm.)
  7. 7
    dimensão característica de algo (por exemplo, fotografia, filme, revista etc)
  8. 8
    gênero, característica, organização (por exemplo, para um programa de TV)
  9. 9
    padrão magnético criado por quem faz uma formatação (por exemplo, de um arquivo, impressora, monitor, modem, disco rígido, disquete etc)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Formato de bolso.

This word in other languages

format(English)formato(Español)format(Français)Format(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fformato
  • fomrato
  • foramto
  • formaot
  • formatto
  • formmato
  • formtao
  • forrmato
  • fromato
  • ofrmato

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of formato - 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.

fformato1fomrato2foramto2formaot2formatto1formmato1formtao2forrmato1
Edit distance from "formato"

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 "formato"?
"formato" is spelled F-O-R-M-A-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /fuɾ.ˈma.tu/.
What does "formato" mean?
As a noun, "formato" means: configuração física, aparência de uma pessoa ou coisa; feitio, forma
What words are commonly confused with "formato"?
"formato" is commonly confused with "formoso", "fosfato", "formar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "formato"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "formato" is /fuɾ.ˈma.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "formato" come from?
"formato" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

inicial#1,889desenho#1,879avenida#1,875produto#1,861

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

intenção10 variantsestudar10 variantschegada10 variantsRoberto10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list