frontão

/fɾõ.ˈtɐ̃w̃/

//fɾõ.ˈtɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“frontão” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #71,786 among 1,704 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,786
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,704
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - adorno do topo de portas, janelas ou entradas de edifícios

Key facts for frontão
PropertyValue
Headwordfrontão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fɾõ.ˈtɐ̃w̃/
Letters7
Frequency rank#71,786
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “frontão” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). frontão lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

frontão is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #71,786 among 1,704 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /fɾõ.ˈtɐ̃w̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "adorno do topo de portas, janelas ou entradas de edifícios".

No misspelling variants are generated for frontão in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 frontão, spelled F-R-O-N-T-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    adorno do topo de portas, janelas ou entradas de edifícios

This word in other languages

pediment(English)frontón(Español)fronton(Français)

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 "frontão"?
"frontão" is spelled F-R-O-N-T-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /fɾõ.ˈtɐ̃w̃/.
What does "frontão" mean?
As a noun, "frontão" means: adorno do topo de portas, janelas ou entradas de edifícios
How do you pronounce "frontão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frontão" is /fɾõ.ˈtɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frontão" come from?
"frontão" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “frontão”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-R-O-N-T-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /fɾõ.ˈtɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list