aflorar
/ɐ.flu.ˈɾaɾ/
The verdict
“aflorar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #69,316 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,316
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4,352
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nivelar uma superfície com outra
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aflorar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɐ.flu.ˈɾaɾ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #69,316 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aflorar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
aflorar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #69,316 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɐ.flu.ˈɾaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
aflorar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is aflorar, spelled A-F-L-O-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1nivelar uma superfície com outra
- 2trazer à superfície
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “aflorar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-F-L-O-R-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐ.flu.ˈɾaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.