frontispício

/fɾõ.tiʃ.ˈpi.sju/

//fɾõ.tiʃ.ˈpi.sju// noun

The verdict

“frontispício” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #87,345 among 853 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,345
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - a fachada de uma construção; frontaria;

Corpus desk

Index PT-frontispicio · frontispício · Portuguese

frontispício · rank #87,345 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,345
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH fungicida

Nearest frequency peer: fungicida (+2 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 “frontispício”

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

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for frontispício
PropertyValue
Headwordfrontispício
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fɾõ.tiʃ.ˈpi.sju/
Letters12
Frequency rank#87,345
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “frontispício” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).frontispíciocai 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: “fungicida” (#87,347), “funileiro” (#87,348), “fisga” (#87,330). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “frontispício” fica em #87,345. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

frontispício is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #87,345 among 853 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /fɾõ.tiʃ.ˈpi.sju/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for frontispício in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is frontispício, spelled F-R-O-N-T-I-S-P-Í-C-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    a fachada de uma construção; frontaria;
  2. 2
    num livro, atualmente o mesmo que página de rosto; antigamente, a página que antecedia a página de rosto, geralmente ilustrada com uma gravura alusiva à obra

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 "frontispício"?
"frontispício" is spelled F-R-O-N-T-I-S-P-Í-C-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /fɾõ.tiʃ.ˈpi.sju/.
What does "frontispício" mean?
As a noun, "frontispício" means: a fachada de uma construção; frontaria;
How do you pronounce "frontispício"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frontispício" is /fɾõ.tiʃ.ˈpi.sju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list