furúnculo

/fu.ˈɾũ.ku.lu/

//fu.ˈɾũ.ku.lu// noun

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The verdict

“furúnculo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #86,486 among 1,704 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,486
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,704
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - erupção na pele, acompanhada de vermelhidão e aquecimento do local

Key facts for furúnculo
PropertyValue
Headwordfurúnculo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fu.ˈɾũ.ku.lu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#86,486
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “furúnculo” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). furúnculo lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

furúnculo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #86,486 among 1,704 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /fu.ˈɾũ.ku.lu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erupção na pele, acompanhada de vermelhidão e aquecimento do local".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for furúnculo, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is furúnculo, spelled F-U-R-Ú-N-C-U-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    erupção na pele, acompanhada de vermelhidão e aquecimento do local

This word in other languages

furoncle(Français)

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 "furúnculo"?
"furúnculo" is spelled F-U-R-Ú-N-C-U-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /fu.ˈɾũ.ku.lu/.
What does "furúnculo" mean?
As a noun, "furúnculo" means: erupção na pele, acompanhada de vermelhidão e aquecimento do local
How do you pronounce "furúnculo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "furúnculo" is /fu.ˈɾũ.ku.lu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "furúnculo" come from?
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Using “furúnculo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-U-R-Ú-N-C-U-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /fu.ˈɾũ.ku.lu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list