fumigar
/fu.mi.ˈɡaɾ/
The verdict
“fumigar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - submeter à ação do fumo
Corpus desk
Index PT-fumigar · fumigar · Portuguese
fumigar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fumigar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /fu.mi.ˈɡaɾ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “fumigar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
fumigar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /fu.mi.ˈɡaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for fumigar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is fumigar, spelled F-U-M-I-G-A-R.
Definition
- 1submeter à ação do fumo
- 2espargir substâncias vaporizadas ou nebulizadas, com diversas funções entre elas a desinfeção, desinsetação
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.