fumo

//ˈfu.mu// noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,658

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

fumo is aPortuguesenoun. It means: mistura complexa de gases, vapores e partículas em suspensão que se desprendem dos corpos aquecidos ou em combustão Pronounced /ˈfu.mu/. It ranks #6,658 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with fun and funk.

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)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of fumo in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for fumo is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈfu.mu/. Corpus data places it at rank #6,658 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for fumo, with forms such as "ffumo", "fmuo", and "fummo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fun", "funk", "furo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is fumo, spelled F-U-M-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffumo,fmuo,fummo,fuom,ufmo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for fumo

Misspelling Variants of "fumo"

ffumo5fmuo4fummo5fuom4ufmo4
Misspelling Variants of "fumo"

Frequency rank: #6,658 in Portuguese

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter F in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.