fotossíntese

/fɔ.tɔ.ˈsĩ.tɨ.zɨ/

//fɔ.tɔ.ˈsĩ.tɨ.zɨ// noun

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The verdict

“fotossíntese” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #33,852. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,852
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - processo metabólico pelo qual certas plantas e bactérias sintetizam substâncias orgânicas a partir de inorgânicas, usando energia luminosa e liberando oxigénio

Corpus desk

Index PT-fotossintese · fotossíntese · Portuguese

fotossíntese · rank #33,852 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,852
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH fortune

Nearest frequency peer: fortune (-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 “fotossíntese”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fotossíntese” 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
Key facts for fotossíntese
PropertyValue
Headwordfotossíntese
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fɔ.tɔ.ˈsĩ.tɨ.zɨ/
Letters12
Frequency rank#33,852
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “fotossíntese”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “fortune” (#33,851), “fármaco” (#33,859), “ganga” (#33,862). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fotossíntese” fica em #33,852. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around fotossíntese (IPA /fɔ.tɔ.ˈsĩ.tɨ.zɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,852 among 853 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "processo metabólico pelo qual certas plantas e bactérias sintetizam substâncias orgânicas a partir de inorgânicas, usando energia luminosa e liberando oxigénio".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for fotossíntese, with forms such as "ffotossíntese", "footssíntese", and "fotossnítese". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is fotossíntese, spelled F-O-T-O-S-S-Í-N-T-E-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    processo metabólico pelo qual certas plantas e bactérias sintetizam substâncias orgânicas a partir de inorgânicas, usando energia luminosa e liberando oxigénio

This word in other languages

photosynthesis(English)fotosíntesis(Español)photosynthèse(Français)Photosynthese(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffotossíntese
  • footssíntese
  • fotossnítese
  • fotossínetse
  • fotossínntese
  • fotossíntees
  • fotossíntesse
  • fotossíntsee
  • fotossínttese
  • fotossítnese
  • fotosíntese
  • fotosísntese
  • fotsosíntese
  • fottossíntese
  • ftoossíntese
  • oftossíntese

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffotossíntese1footssíntese2fotossnítese2fotossínetse2fotossínntese1fotossíntees2fotossíntesse1fotossíntsee2
Edit distance from "fotossíntese"

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 "fotossíntese"?
"fotossíntese" is spelled F-O-T-O-S-S-Í-N-T-E-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /fɔ.tɔ.ˈsĩ.tɨ.zɨ/.
What does "fotossíntese" mean?
As a noun, "fotossíntese" means: processo metabólico pelo qual certas plantas e bactérias sintetizam substâncias orgânicas a partir de inorgânicas, usando energia luminosa e liberando oxigénio
What are common misspellings of "fotossíntese"?
Common misspellings include "ffotossíntese", "footssíntese", "fotossnítese", "fotossínetse", "fotossínntese". The correct spelling is "fotossíntese".
How do you pronounce "fotossíntese"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fotossíntese" is /fɔ.tɔ.ˈsĩ.tɨ.zɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fotossíntese" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list