afiar

/ɐ.ˈfjaɾ/

//ɐ.ˈfjaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“afiar” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #53,682 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.

#53,682
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - dar fio a

Key facts for afiar
PropertyValue
Headwordafiar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.ˈfjaɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#53,682
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “afiar” 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). afiar 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 afiar is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.ˈfjaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #53,682 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for afiar, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 afiar, spelled A-F-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    dar fio a
  2. 2
    aguçar

Antonyms

cegarembotar

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 "afiar"?
"afiar" is spelled A-F-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ˈfjaɾ/.
What does "afiar" mean?
As a verb, "afiar" means: dar fio a
How do you pronounce "afiar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "afiar" is /ɐ.ˈfjaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "afiar" come from?
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Using “afiar”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-F-I-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɐ.ˈfjaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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