abafador
/a.ba.fa.ˈdoχ/
The verdict
“abafador” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #97,344 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #97,344
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que abafa
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abafador |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /a.ba.fa.ˈdoχ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #97,344 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abafador” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for abafador is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /a.ba.fa.ˈdoχ/. Corpus data places it at rank #97,344 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for abafador in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is abafador, spelled A-B-A-F-A-D-O-R.
Definition
- 1que abafa
- 2muito intenso e úmido (calor)
- 3que retém o calor, que impede a saída do calor
- 4que mantém em nível baixo (o som)
- 5que agasalha, que protege contra o frio
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “abafador”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-B-A-F-A-D-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /a.ba.fa.ˈdoχ/ (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
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.