fotógrafo

noun

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The verdict

“fotógrafo” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,427. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,427
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aquele que se dedica à fotografia

Corpus desk

Index PT-fotografo · fotógrafo · Portuguese

fotógrafo · rank #5,427 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,427
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH garagem

Nearest frequency peer: garagem (+4 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 “fotógrafo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fotógrafo” 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).

fotógrafo vs fotografia
70% similar
fotógrafo vs fotografar
70% similar
fotógrafo vs fotográfico
64% similar

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

Key facts for fotógrafo
PropertyValue
Headwordfotógrafo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,427
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “fotógrafo”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).fotógrafocai 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 “garagem” (#5,431), “excesso” (#5,422), “estômago” (#5,421). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fotógrafo” fica em #5,427. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around fotógrafo, anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,427 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for fotógrafo, with forms such as "ffotógrafo", "fotgórafo", and "fottógrafo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "fotografia", "fotografar", "fotográfico", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is fotógrafo, spelled F-O-T-Ó-G-R-A-F-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    aquele que se dedica à fotografia
  2. 2
    estabelecimento onde se tiram e/ou revelam fotografias e onde se vende equipamento e material fotográfico
  3. 3
    profissional que, utilizando métodos fotográficos, passa para suporte transparente (película) os conteúdos a utilizar em publicações

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sebastião Salgado é um enormíssimo fotógrafo.
  2. Comprei esta máquina ali no fotógrafo da esquina.

This word in other languages

photographer(English)photographe(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffotógrafo
  • fotgórafo
  • fottógrafo
  • fotógarfo
  • fotóggrafo
  • fotógraffo
  • fotógraof
  • fotógrfao
  • fotógrrafo
  • fotórgafo
  • foótgrafo
  • ftoógrafo
  • oftógrafo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fotógrafo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffotógrafo1fotgórafo2fottógrafo1fotógarfo2fotóggrafo1fotógraffo1fotógraof2fotógrfao2
Edit distance from "fotógrafo"

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 "fotógrafo"?
"fotógrafo" is spelled F-O-T-Ó-G-R-A-F-O.
What does "fotógrafo" mean?
As a noun, "fotógrafo" means: aquele que se dedica à fotografia
What words are commonly confused with "fotógrafo"?
"fotógrafo" is commonly confused with "fotografia", "fotografar", "fotográfico". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "fotógrafo" come from?
"fotógrafo" 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 "fotógrafo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

terrorista13 variantsinspirado13 variantsFilipinas13 variantsescondido13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list