afrontamento

/ɐ.fɾõ.tɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/

//ɐ.fɾõ.tɐ.ˈmẽ.tu// noun

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The verdict

“afrontamento” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #80,937 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#80,937
frequency rank, Portuguese
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de afrontar; afronta

Key facts for afrontamento
PropertyValue
Headwordafrontamento
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.fɾõ.tɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/
Letters12
Frequency rank#80,937
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “afrontamento” 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). afrontamento 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 afrontamento is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.fɾõ.tɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/. Corpus data places it at rank #80,937 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for afrontamento in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable 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 is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is afrontamento, spelled A-F-R-O-N-T-A-M-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de afrontar; afronta
  2. 2
    mal-estar causado pela indigestão
  3. 3
    dificuldade para respirar; dispneia

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 "afrontamento"?
"afrontamento" is spelled A-F-R-O-N-T-A-M-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.fɾõ.tɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/.
What does "afrontamento" mean?
As a noun, "afrontamento" means: ato ou efeito de afrontar; afronta
How do you pronounce "afrontamento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "afrontamento" is /ɐ.fɾõ.tɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "afrontamento" come from?
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Using “afrontamento”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-F-R-O-N-T-A-M-E-N-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɐ.fɾõ.tɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/ (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