fugir

/fu.ˈʒiɾ/

//fu.ˈʒiɾ// verb

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The verdict

“fugir” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,427. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,427
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-fugir · fugir · Portuguese

fugir · rank #2,427 · 7 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,427
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH foda

Nearest frequency peer: foda (-1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “fugir”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “fugir” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fugir vs fui
60% similar
fugir vs fumar
60% similar
fugir vs fuzil
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fugir
PropertyValue
Headwordfugir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/fu.ˈʒiɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,427
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “fugir”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).fugircai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “foda” (#2,426), “fórum” (#2,428), “flor” (#2,425). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fugir” fica em #2,427. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around fugir (IPA /fu.ˈʒiɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,427 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for fugir, with forms such as "ffugir", "fguir", and "fuggir". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "fui", "fumar", "fuzil", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is fugir, spelled F-U-G-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    retirar-se
  2. 2
    desaparecer
  3. 3
    debandar

This word in other languages

elope(English)escapar(Español)détaler(Français)ausreißen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffugir
  • fguir
  • fuggir
  • fugirr
  • fugri
  • fuigr
  • ufgir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fugir - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffugir1fguir2fuggir1fugirr1fugri2fuigr2ufgir2
Edit distance from "fugir"

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 "fugir"?
"fugir" is spelled F-U-G-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /fu.ˈʒiɾ/.
What does "fugir" mean?
As a verb, "fugir" means: retirar-se
What words are commonly confused with "fugir"?
"fugir" is commonly confused with "fui", "fumar", "fuzil". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fugir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fugir" is /fu.ˈʒiɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fugir" come from?
"fugir" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

fórum#2,428navio#2,433droga#2,418turma#2,452

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

terror7 variantsvirar7 variantsqueira7 variantsChile7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list