aférese
/ɐ.ˈfɛ.ɾe.zɪ/
The verdict
“aférese” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - perda ou omissão de um ou mais sons ou letras no começo de uma palavra; ablação (por exemplo, de enojo formou-se nojo; de enamorar formou-se namorar; de ainda formou-se inda)
Corpus desk
Index PT-aferese · aférese · Portuguese
aférese · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aférese |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɐ.ˈfɛ.ɾe.zɪ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “aférese” em português
Rare enough to double-check
aférese is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐ.ˈfɛ.ɾe.zɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "perda ou omissão de um ou mais sons ou letras no começo de uma palavra; ablação (por exemplo, de enojo formou-se nojo; de enamorar formou-se namorar; de ainda formou-se inda)".
No generated misspelling entries exist for aférese in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is aférese, spelled A-F-É-R-E-S-E.
Definition
- 1perda ou omissão de um ou mais sons ou letras no começo de uma palavra; ablação (por exemplo, de enojo formou-se nojo; de enamorar formou-se namorar; de ainda formou-se inda)
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.