fuego

[ˈfwe.ɰo]

/[ˈfwe.ɰo]/ intj

The verdict

“fuego” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #56,131 among 853 “F” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,131
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fogo (ordem para disparar uma arma)

Corpus desk

Index PT-fuego · fuego · Portuguese

fuego · rank #56,131 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,131
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH Frédéric

Nearest frequency peer: Frédéric (-3 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 “fuego”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fuego
PropertyValue
Headwordfuego
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechInterjection
IPA[ˈfwe.ɰo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#56,131
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “fuego” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).fuegocai 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: “Frédéric” (#56,128), “fraterno” (#56,126), “glicerina” (#56,145). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fuego” fica em #56,131. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fuego is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #56,131 among 853 “F” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed [ˈfwe.ɰo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fogo (ordem para disparar uma arma)".

fuego doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is fuego, spelled F-U-E-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    fogo (ordem para disparar uma arma)

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 "fuego"?
"fuego" is spelled F-U-E-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfwe.ɰo].
What does "fuego" mean?
As an interjection, "fuego" means: fogo (ordem para disparar uma arma)
How do you pronounce "fuego"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fuego" is [ˈfwe.ɰo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fuego" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list