afago

/ɐ.ˈfa.ɡu/

//ɐ.ˈfa.ɡu// noun

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The verdict

“afago” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,206 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,206
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato de demonstrar carinho, carícia

Corpus desk

Index PT-afago · afago · Portuguese

afago · rank #72,206 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,206
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH Afrikaans

Nearest frequency peer: Afrikaans (+3 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 “afago”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for afago
PropertyValue
Headwordafago
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.ˈfa.ɡu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#72,206
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “afago” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).afagocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “Afrikaans” (#72,209), “abroad” (#72,196), “Yamaguchi” (#72,176). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “afago” fica em #72,206. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

afago is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,206 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐ.ˈfa.ɡu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for afago in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is afago, spelled A-F-A-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de demonstrar carinho, carícia
  2. 2
    agrado que se faz a alguém; favor
  3. 3
    ação, circunstância ou objeto que causa contentamento ou faz bem

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Suas histórias eram um afago à alma.

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 "afago"?
"afago" is spelled A-F-A-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ˈfa.ɡu/.
What does "afago" mean?
As a noun, "afago" means: ato de demonstrar carinho, carícia
How do you pronounce "afago"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "afago" is /ɐ.ˈfa.ɡu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vison#72,157Virgo#72,155bisão#72,274Syria#72,104

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list