fortune

/ˈfɔːtʃuːn/

//ˈfɔːtʃuːn// noun

The verdict

“fortune” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #33,851. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,851
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sorte; destino (geralmente favorável)

Corpus desk

Index PT-fortune · fortune · Portuguese

fortune · rank #33,851 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,851
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH fotossíntese

Nearest frequency peer: fotossíntese (+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 “fortune”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fortune” 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).

fortune vs forte
71% similar
fortune vs fortuna
86% similar

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

Key facts for fortune
PropertyValue
Headwordfortune
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfɔːtʃuːn/
Letters7
Frequency rank#33,851
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “fortune”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “fotossíntese” (#33,852), “fármaco” (#33,859), “ganga” (#33,862). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fortune” fica em #33,851. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around fortune (IPA /ˈfɔːtʃuːn/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,851 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for fortune, with forms such as "ffortune", "forrtune", and "fortnue". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "forte", "fortuna", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is fortune, spelled F-O-R-T-U-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    sorte; destino (geralmente favorável)
  2. 2
    riqueza; fortuna

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. She read my fortune.
  2. Fortune favors the brave.

Synonyms

luckdestinywealth

Antonyms

misfortune

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffortune
  • forrtune
  • fortnue
  • forttune
  • fortuen
  • fortunne
  • forutne
  • fotrune
  • frotune
  • ofrtune

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffortune1forrtune1fortnue2forttune1fortuen2fortunne1forutne2fotrune2
Edit distance from "fortune"

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 "fortune"?
"fortune" is spelled F-O-R-T-U-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɔːtʃuːn/.
What does "fortune" mean?
As a noun, "fortune" means: sorte; destino (geralmente favorável)
What words are commonly confused with "fortune"?
"fortune" is commonly confused with "forte", "fortuna". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fortune"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fortune" is /ˈfɔːtʃuːn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fortune" come from?
"fortune" 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 "fortune", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list