forra

/'fo.ra/

//'fo.ra// adj

The verdict

“forra” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #73,977 among 853 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,977
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diz-se da fêmea doméstica que não está prenhada

Corpus desk

Index PT-forra · forra · Portuguese

forra · rank #73,977 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,977
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH formosas

Nearest frequency peer: formosas (-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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “forra”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “forra” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for forra
PropertyValue
Headwordforra
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/'fo.ra/
Letters5
Frequency rank#73,977
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “forra” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.forracai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “formosas” (#73,976), “fragmentar” (#73,978), “fisiologista” (#73,971). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “forra” fica em #73,977. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

forra is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #73,977 among 853 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /'fo.ra/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "diz-se da fêmea doméstica que não está prenhada".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for forra, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is forra, spelled F-O-R-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    diz-se da fêmea doméstica que não está prenhada

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 "forra"?
"forra" is spelled F-O-R-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /'fo.ra/.
What does "forra" mean?
As an adjective, "forra" means: diz-se da fêmea doméstica que não está prenhada
How do you pronounce "forra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "forra" is /'fo.ra/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "forra" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list