afegão

/a.feˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [a.feˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

//a.feˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [a.feˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]/ adj

The verdict

“afegão” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #28,430 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#28,430
frequency rank, Portuguese
6
letters
7
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - de ou relativo ao Afeganistão, país asiático

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)

Where “afegão” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). afegão lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for afegão is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /a.feˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [a.feˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,430 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

This word in other languages

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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Using “afegão”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-F-E-G-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /a.feˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [a.feˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “afeto” - see the side-by-side comparison. afegão vs afeto
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list