afegão

/a.feˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [a.feˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

//a.feˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [a.feˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]/ adj

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The verdict

“afegão” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #28,430. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,430
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - de ou relativo ao Afeganistão, país asiático

Corpus desk

Index PT-afegao · afegão · Portuguese

afegão · rank #28,430 · 7 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,430
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH Adler

Nearest frequency peer: Adler (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “afegão”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “afegão” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

afegão vs afeto
67% similar
afegão vs alemão
67% similar
afegão vs afetar
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for afegão
PropertyValue
Headwordafegão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/a.feˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [a.feˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
Letters6
Frequency rank#28,430
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “afegão”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.afegãocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Adler” (#28,427), “abafado” (#28,425), “áspero” (#28,424). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “afegão” fica em #28,430. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around afegão (IPA /a.feˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [a.feˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,430 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "de ou relativo ao Afeganistão, país asiático".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for afegão, with forms such as "aefgão", "afeggão", and "afegoã". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "afeto", "alemão", "afetar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 afegão, spelled A-F-E-G-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    de ou relativo ao Afeganistão, país asiático

Synonyms

afeganeafegânico

This word in other languages

Afghan(English)afgano(Español)afghan(Français)afghanisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aefgão
  • afeggão
  • afegoã
  • afeãgo
  • affegão
  • afgeão
  • faegão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of afegão - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aefgão2afeggão1afegoã2afeãgo2affegão1afgeão2faegão2
Edit distance from "afegão"

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 "afegão"?
"afegão" is spelled A-F-E-G-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /a.feˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [a.feˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃].
What does "afegão" mean?
As an adjective, "afegão" means: de ou relativo ao Afeganistão, país asiático
What words are commonly confused with "afegão"?
"afegão" is commonly confused with "afeto", "alemão", "afetar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "afegão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "afegão" is /a.feˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [a.feˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "afegão" come from?
"afegão" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

áspero#28,424ameixa#28,442timing#28,394bicudo#28,477

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Adler7 variantsletter7 variantslótus7 variantsmodem7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list