fume

/fjuːm/

//fjuːm// noun

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The verdict

“fume” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #32,617. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,617
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gás ou vapor com cheiro forte e perigoso de inalar. São partículas sólidas formadas por condensação do estado gasoso, por exemplo, óxidos de metais volatilizados.

Corpus desk

Index PT-fume · fume · Portuguese

fume · rank #32,617 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,617
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH fumado

Nearest frequency peer: fumado (-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 “fume”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fume” 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).

fume vs fun
50% similar
fume vs fumo
75% similar
fume vs funk
50% similar

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

Key facts for fume
PropertyValue
Headwordfume
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fjuːm/
Letters4
Frequency rank#32,617
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “fume”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).fumecai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “fumado” (#32,616), “gabarito” (#32,619), “geológico” (#32,621). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fume” fica em #32,617. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around fume (IPA /fjuːm/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,617 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for fume, with forms such as "ffume", "fmue", and "fuem". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fun", "fumo", "funk", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is fume, spelled F-U-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    gás ou vapor com cheiro forte e perigoso de inalar. São partículas sólidas formadas por condensação do estado gasoso, por exemplo, óxidos de metais volatilizados.
  2. 2
    material que foi vaporizado a partir do estado sólido para o estado de gás e reunido para o estado sólido

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffume
  • fmue
  • fuem
  • fumme
  • ufme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fume - 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.

ffume1fmue2fuem2fumme1ufme2
Edit distance from "fume"

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 "fume"?
"fume" is spelled F-U-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is /fjuːm/.
What does "fume" mean?
As a noun, "fume" means: gás ou vapor com cheiro forte e perigoso de inalar. São partículas sólidas formadas por condensação do estado gasoso, por exemplo, óxidos de metais volatilizados.
What words are commonly confused with "fume"?
"fume" is commonly confused with "fun", "fumo", "funk". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fume"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fume" is /fjuːm/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fume" come from?
"fume" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

figo#32,609mica#32,689Nara#32,700beca#32,475

Similar misspelling depth

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

quiet5 variantsange5 variantsToga5 variantsacne5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list