afligir

/ɐ.fli.ˈʒiɾ/

//ɐ.fli.ˈʒiɾ// verb

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The verdict

“afligir” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #81,785 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,785
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - causar aflição a

Corpus desk

Index PT-afligir · afligir · Portuguese

afligir · rank #81,785 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,785
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH absorto

Nearest frequency peer: absorto (-9 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “afligir”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “afligir” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for afligir
PropertyValue
Headwordafligir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.fli.ˈʒiɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#81,785
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “afligir” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).afligircai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “absorto” (#81,776), “aniquilamento” (#81,812), “argiloso” (#81,826). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “afligir” fica em #81,785. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

afligir is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #81,785 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɐ.fli.ˈʒiɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for afligir in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is afligir, spelled A-F-L-I-G-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    causar aflição a
  2. 2
    preocupar
  3. 3
    angustiar
  4. 4
    torturar
  5. 5
    atormentar
  6. 6
    entrar em aflição
  7. 7
    agoniar-se
  8. 8
    agastar-se

This word in other languages

afflict(English)

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 "afligir"?
"afligir" is spelled A-F-L-I-G-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.fli.ˈʒiɾ/.
What does "afligir" mean?
As a verb, "afligir" means: causar aflição a
How do you pronounce "afligir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "afligir" is /ɐ.fli.ˈʒiɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "afligir" come from?
"afligir" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

absorto#81,776species#81,669ríspido#81,627deleção#81,972

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list