fotografia
/fu.tu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/
The verdict
“fotografia” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,887 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,887
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - técnica pela qual se obtém uma imagem pela exposição de uma placa banhada com material sensível à luz
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fotografia |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /fu.tu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #1,887 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fotografia” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for fotografia is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /fu.tu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,887 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1técnica pela qual se obtém uma imagem pela exposição de uma placa banhada com material sensível à luz
- 2imagem obtida pela técnica da fotografia¹
- 3técnica do cinema que consiste em escolher a melhor posição para uma cena
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.
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.
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Using “fotografia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-O-T-O-G-R-A-F-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /fu.tu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “fotógrafo” - see the side-by-side comparison. fotografia vs fotógrafo
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.