almofada

//aɫ.mu.ˈfa.dɐ// noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,764

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

almofada is aPortuguesenoun. It means: espécie de saco, cheio com qualquer material macio, que serve para repousar a cabeça ou o corpo Pronounced /aɫ.mu.ˈfa.dɐ/. Often confused with alvorada.

Key facts for almofada
PropertyValue
Headwordalmofada
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/aɫ.mu.ˈfa.dɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#14,764
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of almofada in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for almofada is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /aɫ.mu.ˈfa.dɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,764 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.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for almofada, with forms such as "allmofada", "almfoada", and "almmofada". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "alvorada", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is almofada, spelled A-L-M-O-F-A-D-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    espécie de saco, cheio com qualquer material macio, que serve para repousar a cabeça ou o corpo
  2. 2
    peça de madeira que sobressai nas portas como enfeite
  3. 3
    tecido embebido em tinta que serve para molhar carimbos

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: allmofada,almfoada,almmofada,almoafda,almofaad,almofadda,almofdaa,almoffada,alomfada,amlofada,lamofada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for almofada

Misspelling Variants of "almofada"

allmofada9almfoada8almmofada9almoafda8almofaad8almofadda9almofdaa8almoffada9
Misspelling Variants of "almofada"

Frequency rank: #14,764 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "almofada"?
"almofada" is spelled A-L-M-O-F-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /aɫ.mu.ˈfa.dɐ/.
What does "almofada" mean?
As a noun, "almofada" means: espécie de saco, cheio com qualquer material macio, que serve para repousar a cabeça ou o corpo
What words are commonly confused with "almofada"?
"almofada" is commonly confused with "alvorada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "almofada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "almofada" is /aɫ.mu.ˈfa.dɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "almofada" come from?
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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.