alfageme

noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - espadeiro

Corpus desk

Index PT-alfageme · alfageme · Portuguese

alfageme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 alfageme
PropertyValue
Headwordalfageme
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “alfageme” em português

alfagemenão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

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

Rare enough to double-check

alfageme is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "espadeiro".

No misspelling variants are generated for alfageme in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is alfageme, spelled A-L-F-A-G-E-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    espadeiro

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how alfageme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Novos ósculos na folha, e quando Nun ' Álvares vai a pagar o concerto, o alfageme relega-o, profético, para o dia em que ele seja condestável.

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 "alfageme"?
"alfageme" is spelled A-L-F-A-G-E-M-E.
What does "alfageme" mean?
As a noun, "alfageme" means: espadeiro
What language does "alfageme" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list