furacão

/fu.ɾɐ.ˈkɐ̃w̃/

//fu.ɾɐ.ˈkɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“furacão” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,481. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,481
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sistema de baixa pressão que ocorre geralmente nas regiões tropicais com ventos que circulam na forma de espiral, em alta velocidade, causando calamidade quando atinge regiões habitadas

Corpus desk

Index PT-furacao · furacão · Portuguese

furacão · rank #4,481 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,481
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH fingir

Nearest frequency peer: fingir (-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 “furacão”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “furacão” 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).

furacão vs furado
71% similar
furacão vs fraco
71% similar
furacão vs função
57% similar

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

Key facts for furacão
PropertyValue
Headwordfuracão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fu.ɾɐ.ˈkɐ̃w̃/
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,481
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “furacão”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “fingir” (#4,480), “fechamento” (#4,478), “facilitar” (#4,477). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “furacão” fica em #4,481. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around furacão (IPA /fu.ɾɐ.ˈkɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,481 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for furacão, with forms such as "ffuracão", "fruacão", and "fuarcão". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "furado", "fraco", "função", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is furacão, spelled F-U-R-A-C-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    sistema de baixa pressão que ocorre geralmente nas regiões tropicais com ventos que circulam na forma de espiral, em alta velocidade, causando calamidade quando atinge regiões habitadas
  2. 2
    tudo que devasta ou tem poder para destruir

Synonyms

ciclone tropical

This word in other languages

hurricane(English)huracán(Español)ouragan(Français)Orkan(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffuracão
  • fruacão
  • fuarcão
  • furaccão
  • furacoã
  • furaãco
  • furcaão
  • furracão
  • ufracão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffuracão1fruacão2fuarcão2furaccão1furacoã2furaãco2furcaão2furracão1
Edit distance from "furacão"

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 "furacão"?
"furacão" is spelled F-U-R-A-C-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /fu.ɾɐ.ˈkɐ̃w̃/.
What does "furacão" mean?
As a noun, "furacão" means: sistema de baixa pressão que ocorre geralmente nas regiões tropicais com ventos que circulam na forma de espiral, em alta velocidade, causando calamidade quando atinge regiões habitadas
What words are commonly confused with "furacão"?
"furacão" is commonly confused with "furado", "fraco", "função". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "furacão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "furacão" is /fu.ɾɐ.ˈkɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "furacão" come from?
"furacão" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

escutar#4,472equador#4,471definir#4,462paraíba#4,500

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

fingir9 variantsEdward9 variantsremédio9 variantsWilson9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list