ânfora
/ˈɐ̃.fu.ɾɐ/
The verdict
“ânfora” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #86,098 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #86,098
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vaso antigo de origem grega de forma geralmente ovoide com duas alças
| 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) |
Where “ânfora” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for ânfora is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɐ̃.fu.ɾɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #86,098 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
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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Using “ânfora”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is Â-N-F-O-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɐ̃.fu.ɾɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.