máquina fotográfica

phrase

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.

Key facts for máquina fotográfica
PropertyValue
Headwordmáquina fotográfica
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “máquina fotográfica” em português

máquina fotográficanão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    aparelho para tirar fotografias

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "máquina fotográfica"?
"máquina fotográfica" is spelled M-Á-Q-U-I-N-A- -F-O-T-O-G-R-Á-F-I-C-A.
What does "máquina fotográfica" mean?
As a phrase, "máquina fotográfica" means: aparelho para tirar fotografias
What language does "máquina fotográfica" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list