funcionário

/fũ.si.oˈna.ɾi.u/

//fũ.si.oˈna.ɾi.u// noun

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The verdict

“funcionário” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,154. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,154
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pessoa que trabalha para uma empresa ou para o Estado

Corpus desk

Index PT-funcionario · funcionário · Portuguese

funcionário · rank #4,154 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,154
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH febre

Nearest frequency peer: febre (-2 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 “funcionário”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “funcionário” 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).

funcionário vs funcionar
73% similar

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

Key facts for funcionário
PropertyValue
Headwordfuncionário
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fũ.si.oˈna.ɾi.u/
Letters11
Frequency rank#4,154
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “funcionário”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “febre” (#4,152), “largo” (#4,157), “lateral” (#4,158). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “funcionário” fica em #4,154. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around funcionário (IPA /fũ.si.oˈna.ɾi.u/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,154 among 853 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "pessoa que trabalha para uma empresa ou para o Estado".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for funcionário, with forms such as "ffuncionário", "fnucionário", and "fucnionário". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "funcionar", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 funcionário, spelled F-U-N-C-I-O-N-Á-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    pessoa que trabalha para uma empresa ou para o Estado

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffuncionário
  • fnucionário
  • fucnionário
  • funccionário
  • funcinoário
  • funcionnário
  • funcionráio
  • funcionáiro
  • funcionároi
  • funcionárrio
  • funcioánrio
  • funcoinário
  • funiconário
  • funncionário
  • ufncionário

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of funcionário - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffuncionário1fnucionário2fucnionário2funccionário1funcinoário2funcionnário1funcionráio2funcionáiro2
Edit distance from "funcionário"

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 "funcionário"?
"funcionário" is spelled F-U-N-C-I-O-N-Á-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /fũ.si.oˈna.ɾi.u/.
What does "funcionário" mean?
As a noun, "funcionário" means: pessoa que trabalha para uma empresa ou para o Estado
What words are commonly confused with "funcionário"?
"funcionário" is commonly confused with "funcionar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "funcionário"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "funcionário" is /fũ.si.oˈna.ɾi.u/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "funcionário" come from?
"funcionário" 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 "funcionário", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

perseguição#4,170compreensão#4,137comemoração#4,214equivalente#4,228

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

sobreviver15 variantssubstituir15 variantscuriosidade15 variantspreservação15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list