francófono

/fɾã.ˈkɔ.fo.nu/

//fɾã.ˈkɔ.fo.nu// adj

The verdict

“francófono” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #63,554 among 853 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,554
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - onde se fala francês

Corpus desk

Index PT-francofono · francófono · Portuguese

francófono · rank #63,554 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,554
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH formosura

Nearest frequency peer: formosura (-6 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “francófono”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “francófono” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for francófono
PropertyValue
Headwordfrancófono
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/fɾã.ˈkɔ.fo.nu/
Letters10
Frequency rank#63,554
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “francófono” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).francófonocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “formosura” (#63,548), “fisgar” (#63,541), “filete” (#63,538). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “francófono” fica em #63,554. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

francófono is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #63,554 among 853 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /fɾã.ˈkɔ.fo.nu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for francófono, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is francófono, spelled F-R-A-N-C-Ó-F-O-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    onde se fala francês
  2. 2
    que fala francês

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 "francófono"?
"francófono" is spelled F-R-A-N-C-Ó-F-O-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /fɾã.ˈkɔ.fo.nu/.
What does "francófono" mean?
As an adjective, "francófono" means: onde se fala francês
How do you pronounce "francófono"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "francófono" is /fɾã.ˈkɔ.fo.nu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "francófono" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list