fotografia

/fu.tu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/

//fu.tu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ// noun

The verdict

“fotografia” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,887. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,887
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - técnica pela qual se obtém uma imagem pela exposição de uma placa banhada com material sensível à luz

Corpus desk

Index PT-fotografia · fotografia · Portuguese

fotografia · rank #1,887 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,887
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH formato

Nearest frequency peer: formato (-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 “fotografia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fotografia” 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).

fotografia vs fotógrafo
70% similar
fotografia vs fotográfico
73% similar
fotografia vs fotografar
80% similar

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

Key facts for fotografia
PropertyValue
Headwordfotografia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fu.tu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,887
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “fotografia”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “formato” (#1,886), “gostar” (#1,888), “inicial” (#1,889). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fotografia” fica em #1,887. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around fotografia (IPA /fu.tu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,887 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for fotografia, with forms such as "ffotografia", "footgrafia", and "fotgorafia". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "fotógrafo", "fotográfico", "fotografar", 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is fotografia, spelled F-O-T-O-G-R-A-F-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    técnica pela qual se obtém uma imagem pela exposição de uma placa banhada com material sensível à luz
  2. 2
    imagem obtida pela técnica da fotografia¹
  3. 3
    técnica do cinema que consiste em escolher a melhor posição para uma cena

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffotografia
  • footgrafia
  • fotgorafia
  • fotogarfia
  • fotoggrafia
  • fotografai
  • fotograffia
  • fotograifa
  • fotogrfaia
  • fotogrrafia
  • fotorgafia
  • fottografia
  • ftoografia
  • oftografia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffotografia1footgrafia2fotgorafia2fotogarfia2fotoggrafia1fotografai2fotograffia1fotograifa2
Edit distance from "fotografia"

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 "fotografia"?
"fotografia" is spelled F-O-T-O-G-R-A-F-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /fu.tu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/.
What does "fotografia" mean?
As a noun, "fotografia" means: técnica pela qual se obtém uma imagem pela exposição de uma placa banhada com material sensível à luz
What words are commonly confused with "fotografia"?
"fotografia" is commonly confused with "fotógrafo", "fotográfico", "fotografar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fotografia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fotografia" is /fu.tu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fotografia" come from?
"fotografia" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list