fumo

/ˈfu.mu/

//ˈfu.mu// noun

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The verdict

“fumo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,658. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,658
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mistura complexa de gases, vapores e partículas em suspensão que se desprendem dos corpos aquecidos ou em combustão

Corpus desk

Index PT-fumo · fumo · Portuguese

fumo · rank #6,658 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,658
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH fresco

Nearest frequency peer: fresco (-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 “fumo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fumo” 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).

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

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

Key facts for fumo
PropertyValue
Headwordfumo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfu.mu/
Letters4
Frequency rank#6,658
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “fumo”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).fumocai 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 “fresco” (#6,657), “gaúcho” (#6,659), “grama” (#6,662). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fumo” fica em #6,658. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around fumo (IPA /ˈfu.mu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,658 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for fumo, with forms such as "ffumo", "fmuo", and "fummo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fun", "funk", "furo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 fumo, spelled F-U-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    mistura complexa de gases, vapores e partículas em suspensão que se desprendem dos corpos aquecidos ou em combustão
  2. 2
    tabaco para fumar
  3. 3
    o vício de fumar
  4. 4
    tira de pano preto usado como distintivo de luto

Synonyms

fumaça

This word in other languages

smoke(English)humo(Español)fumée(Français)Rauch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffumo
  • fmuo
  • fummo
  • fuom
  • ufmo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffumo1fmuo2fummo1fuom2ufmo2
Edit distance from "fumo"

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 "fumo"?
"fumo" is spelled F-U-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfu.mu/.
What does "fumo" mean?
As a noun, "fumo" means: mistura complexa de gases, vapores e partículas em suspensão que se desprendem dos corpos aquecidos ou em combustão
What words are commonly confused with "fumo"?
"fumo" is commonly confused with "fun", "funk", "furo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fumo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fumo" is /ˈfu.mu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fumo" come from?
"fumo" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

pico#6,685prol#6,692road#6,702view#6,598

Similar misspelling depth

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

Assis5 variantstáxi5 variantsvivi5 variantsante5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list