alfândega
/aɫ.ˈfɐ̃.dɨ.ɡɐ/
The verdict
“alfândega” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #14,510 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,510
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - local onde se fiscalizam as mercadorias que são importadas ou exportadas
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alfândega |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /aɫ.ˈfɐ̃.dɨ.ɡɐ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #14,510 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alfândega” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for alfândega is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /aɫ.ˈfɐ̃.dɨ.ɡɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,510 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "local onde se fiscalizam as mercadorias que são importadas ou exportadas".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for alfândega, with forms such as "aflândega", "alffândega", and "alfnâdega". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is alfândega, spelled A-L-F-Â-N-D-E-G-A.
Definition
- 1local onde se fiscalizam as mercadorias que são importadas ou exportadas
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aflândega,alffândega,alfnâdega,alfâdnega,alfânddega,alfândeag,alfândegga,alfândgea,alfânedga,alfânndega,allfândega,alâfndega,lafândega
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alfândega - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “alfândega”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-L-F-Â-N-D-E-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /aɫ.ˈfɐ̃.dɨ.ɡɐ/ (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.