máquina fotográfica
The verdict
“máquina fotográfica” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aparelho para tirar fotografias
Corpus desk
Index PT-maquina-fotografica · máquina fotográfica · Portuguese
máquina fotográfica · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-9 9 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | máquina fotográfica |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “máquina fotográfica” em português
Rare enough to double-check
máquina fotográfica is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aparelho para tirar fotografias".
No misspelling variants are generated for máquina fotográfica in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is máquina fotográfica, spelled M-Á-Q-U-I-N-A- -F-O-T-O-G-R-Á-F-I-C-A.
Definition
- 1aparelho para tirar fotografias
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how máquina fotográfica appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Um deles foi o fotógrafo Marcos de Paula, do jornal O Estado de S.Paulo, que teve quebrado o para-sol da máquina fotográfica.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.