ânfora
/ˈɐ̃.fu.ɾɐ/
The verdict
“ânfora” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #86,098), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,098
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vaso antigo de origem grega de forma geralmente ovoide com duas alças
Corpus desk
Index PT-anfora · ânfora · Portuguese
ânfora · rank #86,098 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,098
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Â" thin
- PHOTO-FINISH vozeirão
Nearest frequency peer: vozeirão (-23 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 “ânfora”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- villain
villain
13,928 corpus weight
- vozeirão
vozeirão
13,926 corpus weight
- ânfora
ânfora
13,903 corpus weight
- aglutinar
aglutinar
13,876 corpus weight
- aircraft
aircraft
13,875 corpus weight
- Alandroal
Alandroal
13,874 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “ânfora” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ânfora |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɐ̃.fu.ɾɐ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #86,098 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “ânfora” em português
Rare enough to double-check
ânfora is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #86,098, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɐ̃.fu.ɾɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vaso antigo de origem grega de forma geralmente ovoide com duas alças".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ânfora, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is ânfora, spelled Â-N-F-O-R-A.
Definition
- 1vaso antigo de origem grega de forma geralmente ovoide com duas alças
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ânfora appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Há galhos de jaqueira, um quadro com a inscrição “Ordem e Progresso”, a ânfora com o brasão da República e até um banco de obra.
This word in other languages
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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