afrouxamento

/ɐ.fɾow.ʃɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/

//ɐ.fɾow.ʃɐ.ˈmẽ.tu// noun

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The verdict

“afrouxamento” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #94,417 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,417
frequency rank, Portuguese
4,352
“A” headwords

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

Key facts for afrouxamento
PropertyValue
Headwordafrouxamento
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.fɾow.ʃɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/
Letters12
Frequency rank#94,417
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “afrouxamento” 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). afrouxamento lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

afrouxamento is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #94,417 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐ.fɾow.ʃɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for afrouxamento in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is afrouxamento, spelled A-F-R-O-U-X-A-M-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de afrouxar; relaxamento
  2. 2
    diminuição da energia

Synonyms

atrasoretardamento

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

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-F-R-O-U-X-A-M-E-N-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɐ.fɾow.ʃɐ.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

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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