africanismo

/ɐ.fɾi.kɐ.ˈniʒ.mu/

//ɐ.fɾi.kɐ.ˈniʒ.mu// noun

The verdict

“africanismo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - termos ou expressões tomados ou derivados de qualquer língua africana

Corpus desk

Index PT-africanismo · africanismo · Portuguese

africanismo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for africanismo
PropertyValue
Headwordafricanismo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.fɾi.kɐ.ˈniʒ.mu/
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “africanismo” em português

africanismoestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

africanismo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐ.fɾi.kɐ.ˈniʒ.mu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

africanismo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is africanismo, spelled A-F-R-I-C-A-N-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    termos ou expressões tomados ou derivados de qualquer língua africana
  2. 2
    os costumes ou o estudo de coisas que tenham ligação com a África
  3. 3
    o gosto pelas coisas da África

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "africanismo"?
"africanismo" is spelled A-F-R-I-C-A-N-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.fɾi.kɐ.ˈniʒ.mu/.
What does "africanismo" mean?
As a noun, "africanismo" means: termos ou expressões tomados ou derivados de qualquer língua africana
How do you pronounce "africanismo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "africanismo" is /ɐ.fɾi.kɐ.ˈniʒ.mu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "africanismo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list