fundamento

/fũ.dɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/

//fũ.dɐ.ˈmẽ.tu// noun

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The verdict

“fundamento” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,057. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,057
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - alicerce, base

Corpus desk

Index PT-fundamento · fundamento · Portuguese

fundamento · rank #9,057 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,057
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH find

Nearest frequency peer: find (-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 “fundamento”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fundamento” 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).

fundamento vs fundamental
82% similar
fundamento vs fundamentado
83% similar

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

Key facts for fundamento
PropertyValue
Headwordfundamento
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fũ.dɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/
Letters10
Frequency rank#9,057
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “fundamento”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “find” (#9,055), “financiar” (#9,054), “fera” (#9,053). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fundamento” fica em #9,057. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around fundamento (IPA /fũ.dɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,057 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for fundamento, with forms such as "ffundamento", "fnudamento", and "fudnamento". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "fundamental", "fundamentado", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is fundamento, spelled F-U-N-D-A-M-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    alicerce, base
  2. 2
    fundo, profundeza
  3. 3
    razão, motivo
  4. 4
    básico, elementar
  5. 5
    prática, ritual

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how fundamento appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. fundamento do edifício
  2. fundamentos da física

This word in other languages

foundation(English)fundamento(Español)fondement(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffundamento
  • fnudamento
  • fudnamento
  • funadmento
  • fundaemnto
  • fundamennto
  • fundamenot
  • fundamentto
  • fundametno
  • fundammento
  • fundamneto
  • funddamento
  • fundmaento
  • funndamento
  • ufndamento

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fundamento - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ffundamento1fnudamento2fudnamento2funadmento2fundaemnto2fundamennto1fundamenot2fundamentto1
Edit distance from "fundamento"

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 "fundamento"?
"fundamento" is spelled F-U-N-D-A-M-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /fũ.dɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/.
What does "fundamento" mean?
As a noun, "fundamento" means: alicerce, base
What words are commonly confused with "fundamento"?
"fundamento" is commonly confused with "fundamental", "fundamentado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fundamento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fundamento" is /fũ.dɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fundamento" come from?
"fundamento" 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 "fundamento", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

socialismo#9,108artesanato#8,999abrangente#8,989raciocínio#8,946

Similar misspelling depth

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

distinguir15 variantsfascinante15 variantscomparecer15 variantsatrapalhar15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list