furna

/ˈfuɾ.nɐ/

//ˈfuɾ.nɐ// noun

The verdict

“furna” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #79,603 among 853 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,603
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Caverna de pedras.

Corpus desk

Index PT-furna · furna · Portuguese

furna · rank #79,603 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,603
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH fácies

Nearest frequency peer: fácies (+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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “furna”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “furna” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for furna
PropertyValue
Headwordfurna
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfuɾ.nɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#79,603
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “furna” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).furnacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “fácies” (#79,605), “genealógico” (#79,615), “flawless” (#79,585). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “furna” fica em #79,603. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

furna is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #79,603 among 853 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfuɾ.nɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Caverna de pedras.".

furna doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is furna, spelled F-U-R-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Caverna de pedras.

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 "furna"?
"furna" is spelled F-U-R-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfuɾ.nɐ/.
What does "furna" mean?
As a noun, "furna" means: Caverna de pedras.
How do you pronounce "furna"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "furna" is /ˈfuɾ.nɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "furna" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list