fotografar

//fu.tu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfaɾ// verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,883

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

fotografar is aPortugueseverb. It means: captar imagem através de aparelho fotográfico Pronounced /fu.tu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfaɾ/. Often confused with fotógrafo and fotografia.

Key facts for fotografar
PropertyValue
Headwordfotografar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/fu.tu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfaɾ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#11,883
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of fotografar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for fotografar is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /fu.tu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #11,883 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "captar imagem através de aparelho fotográfico".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for fotografar, with forms such as "ffotografar", "footgrafar", and "fotgorafar". 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, "fotógrafo", "fotografia", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is fotografar, spelled F-O-T-O-G-R-A-F-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    captar imagem através de aparelho fotográfico

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffotografar,footgrafar,fotgorafar,fotogarfar,fotoggrafar,fotograafr,fotografarr,fotograffar,fotografra,fotogrfaar,fotogrrafar,fotorgafar,fottografar,ftoografar,oftografar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for fotografar

Misspelling Variants of "fotografar"

ffotografar11footgrafar10fotgorafar10fotogarfar10fotoggrafar11fotograafr10fotografarr11fotograffar11
Misspelling Variants of "fotografar"

Frequency rank: #11,883 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fotografar"?
"fotografar" is spelled F-O-T-O-G-R-A-F-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /fu.tu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfaɾ/.
What does "fotografar" mean?
As a verb, "fotografar" means: captar imagem através de aparelho fotográfico
What words are commonly confused with "fotografar"?
"fotografar" is commonly confused with "fotógrafo", "fotografia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fotografar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fotografar" is /fu.tu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fotografar" come from?
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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.