formiga
/for.ˈmi.ɡa/
The verdict
“formiga” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #10,012 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,012
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - designação comum a todos os insetos himenópteros da família dos formicídeos, que formam sociedades perenes compostas por rainhas, machos e operárias; caracteriza-se pela forma peculiar do pedículo ...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | formiga |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /for.ˈmi.ɡa/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #10,012 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “formiga” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for formiga is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /for.ˈmi.ɡa/. Corpus data places it at rank #10,012 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for formiga, with forms such as "fformiga", "fomriga", and "forimga". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "fórmula", "Formosa", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is formiga, spelled F-O-R-M-I-G-A.
Definition
- 1designação comum a todos os insetos himenópteros da família dos formicídeos, que formam sociedades perenes compostas por rainhas, machos e operárias; caracteriza-se pela forma peculiar do pedículo abdominal, que apresenta um ou dois segmentos escamiformes
- 2pessoa econômica e/ou trabalhadora, diligente
- 3pessoa que gosta de doces
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: fformiga,fomriga,forimga,formgia,formiag,formigga,formmiga,forrmiga,fromiga,ofrmiga
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of formiga - 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.
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.
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Using “formiga”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-O-R-M-I-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /for.ˈmi.ɡa/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “fórmula” - see the side-by-side comparison. formiga vs fórmula
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.