ponto de fuga
/ˈpõ.tu d͡ʒi ˈfu.ɡɐ/
The verdict
“ponto de fuga” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ponto imaginário situado na linha de visada para onde convergem as linhas paralelas num sistema de projeção cônica, sendo um elemento básico da perspectiva, criando assim num desenho ou pintura bid...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ponto de fuga |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | /ˈpõ.tu d͡ʒi ˈfu.ɡɐ/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ponto de fuga” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ponto de fuga is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed /ˈpõ.tu d͡ʒi ˈfu.ɡɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ponto imaginário situado na linha de visada para onde convergem as linhas paralelas num sistema de projeção cônica, sendo um elemento básico da perspectiva, criando assim num desenho ou pintura bid...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ponto de fuga, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is ponto de fuga, spelled P-O-N-T-O- -D-E- -F-U-G-A.
Definition
- 1ponto imaginário situado na linha de visada para onde convergem as linhas paralelas num sistema de projeção cônica, sendo um elemento básico da perspectiva, criando assim num desenho ou pintura bidimensional a ilusão de profundidade, podendo ainda ser utilizados pontos de fuga auxiliares; é facilmente registrado no mundo real por meio de fotografia
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “ponto de fuga”
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- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-O-N-T-O- -D-E- -F-U-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈpõ.tu d͡ʒi ˈfu.ɡɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.