fósforo

noun

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The verdict

“fósforo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,089. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,089
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - elemento químico de símbolo P, possui o número atômico 15 e massa atômica relativa 30,973; não é encontrado livre na natureza; é empregado na fabricação de fertilizantes, produtos de confeitarias, ...

Corpus desk

Index PT-fosforo · fósforo · Portuguese

fósforo · rank #13,089 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #13,089
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH Friday

Nearest frequency peer: Friday (-3 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 “fósforo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fósforo” 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).

fósforo vs fosfato
57% similar

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

Key facts for fósforo
PropertyValue
Headwordfósforo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,089
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “fósforo”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Friday” (#13,086), “fixação” (#13,084), “feto” (#13,082). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fósforo” fica em #13,089. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around fósforo, anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,089 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 fósforo, with forms such as "ffósforo", "fsóforo", and "fófsoro". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "fosfato", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is fósforo, spelled F-Ó-S-F-O-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    elemento químico de símbolo P, possui o número atômico 15 e massa atômica relativa 30,973; não é encontrado livre na natureza; é empregado na fabricação de fertilizantes, produtos de confeitarias, bombas incendiárias e produtos pirotécnicos
  2. 2
    palito ou pavio que possui numa das extremidades um composto inflamável quando atritado

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Os últimos estudos mostraram que apenas 8% do fósforo presente nas águas vinha dos detergentes.
  2. Quando o campo está muito seco, basta um fósforo para incendiar toda uma planície.

Synonyms

phosphoro

This word in other languages

phosphorus(English)fósforo(Español)phosphore(Français)Phosphor(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffósforo
  • fsóforo
  • fófsoro
  • fósfforo
  • fósfoor
  • fósforro
  • fósfroo
  • fósofro
  • fóssforo
  • ófsforo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffósforo1fsóforo2fófsoro2fósfforo1fósfoor2fósforro1fósfroo2fósofro2
Edit distance from "fósforo"

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 "fósforo"?
"fósforo" is spelled F-Ó-S-F-O-R-O.
What does "fósforo" mean?
As a noun, "fósforo" means: elemento químico de símbolo P, possui o número atômico 15 e massa atômica relativa 30,973; não é encontrado livre na natureza; é empregado na fabricação de fertilizantes, produtos de confeitarias, ...
What words are commonly confused with "fósforo"?
"fósforo" is commonly confused with "fosfato". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "fósforo" come from?
"fósforo" 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 "fósforo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

fixação#13,084impasse#13,103Jeffrey#13,117célebre#13,054

Similar misspelling depth

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

canalha10 variantspotente10 variantsredondo10 variantsautocarro10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list