fricativa

/fɾi.kɐ.ˈti.vɐ/

//fɾi.kɐ.ˈti.vɐ// adj

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The verdict

“fricativa” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - feminino de fricativo

Corpus desk

Index PT-fricativa · fricativa · Portuguese

fricativa · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for fricativa
PropertyValue
Headwordfricativa
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/fɾi.kɐ.ˈti.vɐ/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fricativa” sits in Portuguese frequency

fricativa falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fricativa is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /fɾi.kɐ.ˈti.vɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "feminino de fricativo".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fricativa, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is fricativa, spelled F-R-I-C-A-T-I-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    feminino de fricativo

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fricativa"?
"fricativa" is spelled F-R-I-C-A-T-I-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is /fɾi.kɐ.ˈti.vɐ/.
What does "fricativa" mean?
As an adjective, "fricativa" means: feminino de fricativo
How do you pronounce "fricativa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fricativa" is /fɾi.kɐ.ˈti.vɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fricativa" come from?
"fricativa" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list