abafador

/a.ba.fa.ˈdoχ/

//a.ba.fa.ˈdoχ// adj

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The verdict

“abafador” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #97,344 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,344
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que abafa

Corpus desk

Index PT-abafador · abafador · Portuguese

abafador · rank #97,344 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,344
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH acupunturista

Nearest frequency peer: acupunturista (+24 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “abafador”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “abafador” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abafador
PropertyValue
Headwordabafador
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/a.ba.fa.ˈdoχ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#97,344
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “abafador” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).abafadorcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “acupunturista” (#97,368), “adular” (#97,375), “albedo” (#97,391). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “abafador” fica em #97,344. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abafador is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #97,344 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /a.ba.fa.ˈdoχ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    que abafa
  2. 2
    muito intenso e úmido (calor)
  3. 3
    que retém o calor, que impede a saída do calor
  4. 4
    que mantém em nível baixo (o som)
  5. 5
    que agasalha, que protege contra o frio

Synonyms

abafantemormacentocalorento

This word in other languages

muffling(English)

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 "abafador"?
"abafador" is spelled A-B-A-F-A-D-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /a.ba.fa.ˈdoχ/.
What does "abafador" mean?
As an adjective, "abafador" means: que abafa
How do you pronounce "abafador"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abafador" is /a.ba.fa.ˈdoχ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abafador" come from?
"abafador" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "abafador", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

arretado#97,417basement#97,447beltrano#97,450carestia#97,499

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list