formoso

/fuɾ.ˈmo.zu/

//fuɾ.ˈmo.zu// adj

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The verdict

“formoso” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #31,780. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,780
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que tem formas agradáveis

Corpus desk

Index PT-formoso · formoso · Portuguese

formoso · rank #31,780 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,780
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH fluentemente

Nearest frequency peer: fluentemente (-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 “formoso”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “formoso” 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).

formoso vs furioso
71% similar
formoso vs fomos
71% similar
formoso vs formos
86% similar

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

Key facts for formoso
PropertyValue
Headwordformoso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/fuɾ.ˈmo.zu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,780
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “formoso”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “fluentemente” (#31,779), “flowers” (#31,778), “fundamentalista” (#31,784). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “formoso” fica em #31,780. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around formoso (IPA /fuɾ.ˈmo.zu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,780 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for formoso, with forms such as "fformoso", "fomroso", and "formmoso". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "furioso", "fomos", "formos", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is formoso, spelled F-O-R-M-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que tem formas agradáveis
  2. 2
    perfeito
  3. 3
    lindo

Synonyms

fermosofermosofermoso

This word in other languages

hermoso(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fformoso
  • fomroso
  • formmoso
  • formoos
  • formosso
  • formsoo
  • foromso
  • forrmoso
  • fromoso
  • ofrmoso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of formoso - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

fformoso1fomroso2formmoso1formoos2formosso1formsoo2foromso2forrmoso1
Edit distance from "formoso"

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 "formoso"?
"formoso" is spelled F-O-R-M-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is /fuɾ.ˈmo.zu/.
What does "formoso" mean?
As an adjective, "formoso" means: que tem formas agradáveis
What words are commonly confused with "formoso"?
"formoso" is commonly confused with "furioso", "fomos", "formos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "formoso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "formoso" is /fuɾ.ˈmo.zu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "formoso" come from?
"formoso" 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 "formoso", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

flowers#31,778injetar#31,825lucidez#31,859centeio#31,685

Similar misspelling depth

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

bright10 variantsBengali10 variantsbatizar10 variantsorvalho10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list