alfacinha

/aw.fa.ˈsi.ɲɐ/

//aw.fa.ˈsi.ɲɐ// adj

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The verdict

“alfacinha” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #94,433 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,433
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que é da capital portuguesa, Lisboa ou dos seus habitantes

Corpus desk

Index PT-alfacinha · alfacinha · Portuguese

alfacinha · rank #94,433 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,433
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH alarma

Nearest frequency peer: alarma (-2 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 “alfacinha”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for alfacinha
PropertyValue
Headwordalfacinha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/aw.fa.ˈsi.ɲɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#94,433
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “alfacinha” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.alfacinhacai 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: “alarma” (#94,431), “aliteração” (#94,435), “ajuizar” (#94,427). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “alfacinha” fica em #94,433. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

alfacinha is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #94,433 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /aw.fa.ˈsi.ɲɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que é da capital portuguesa, Lisboa ou dos seus habitantes".

alfacinha has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is alfacinha, spelled A-L-F-A-C-I-N-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    que é da capital portuguesa, Lisboa ou dos seus habitantes

Synonyms

lisboetalisboanolisboêslisbonenselisbonêslisiponenselisbonino

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 "alfacinha"?
"alfacinha" is spelled A-L-F-A-C-I-N-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /aw.fa.ˈsi.ɲɐ/.
What does "alfacinha" mean?
As an adjective, "alfacinha" means: que é da capital portuguesa, Lisboa ou dos seus habitantes
How do you pronounce "alfacinha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alfacinha" is /aw.fa.ˈsi.ɲɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alfacinha" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Agamemnon#94,419bairrismo#94,492ballerina#94,495cabriolet#94,543

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list