futilidade

noun

The verdict

“futilidade” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #42,020. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,020
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - qualidade daquilo que é fútil

Corpus desk

Index PT-futilidade · futilidade · Portuguese

futilidade · rank #42,020 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,020
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH further

Nearest frequency peer: further (-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 “futilidade”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “futilidade” 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).

futilidade vs facilidade
80% similar
futilidade vs fertilidade
82% similar

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

Key facts for futilidade
PropertyValue
Headwordfutilidade
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#42,020
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “futilidade”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “further” (#42,019), “gorjeta” (#42,025), “guarita” (#42,027). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “futilidade” fica em #42,020. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around futilidade, anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,020 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for futilidade, with forms such as "ffutilidade", "ftuilidade", and "fuitlidade". 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, "facilidade", "fertilidade", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 futilidade, spelled F-U-T-I-L-I-D-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualidade daquilo que é fútil
  2. 2
    coisa fútil

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mesmo com o excesso de futilidade, o público parece ter se divertido com as dondocas.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffutilidade
  • ftuilidade
  • fuitlidade
  • futiildade
  • futildiade
  • futiliadde
  • futilidadde
  • futilidaed
  • futiliddade
  • futiliddae
  • futillidade
  • futliidade
  • futtilidade
  • uftilidade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffutilidade1ftuilidade2fuitlidade2futiildade2futildiade2futiliadde2futilidadde1futilidaed2
Edit distance from "futilidade"

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 "futilidade"?
"futilidade" is spelled F-U-T-I-L-I-D-A-D-E.
What does "futilidade" mean?
As a noun, "futilidade" means: qualidade daquilo que é fútil
What words are commonly confused with "futilidade"?
"futilidade" is commonly confused with "facilidade", "fertilidade". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "futilidade" come from?
"futilidade" 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 "futilidade", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list