aferrolhar
/ɐ.fɨ.Ru.ˈʎaɾ/
The verdict
“aferrolhar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fechar com ferrolho
Corpus desk
Index PT-aferrolhar · aferrolhar · Portuguese
aferrolhar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | aferrolhar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɐ.fɨ.Ru.ˈʎaɾ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “aferrolhar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
aferrolhar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ɐ.fɨ.Ru.ˈʎaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for aferrolhar, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is aferrolhar, spelled A-F-E-R-R-O-L-H-A-R.
Definition
- 1fechar com ferrolho
- 2guardar, prender
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.