artífice

/ɐɾ.ˈti.fi.sɨ/

//ɐɾ.ˈti.fi.sɨ// noun

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The verdict

“artífice” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #63,315 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,315
frequency rank, Portuguese
4,352
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pessoa que pratica ou é muito hábil em alguma arte

Key facts for artífice
PropertyValue
Headwordartífice
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐɾ.ˈti.fi.sɨ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#63,315
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “artífice” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). artífice lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

artífice is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #63,315 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐɾ.ˈti.fi.sɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pessoa que pratica ou é muito hábil em alguma arte".

artífice doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is artífice, spelled A-R-T-Í-F-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    pessoa que pratica ou é muito hábil em alguma arte

This word in other languages

craftsman(English)artífice(Español)artisan(Français)Handwerker(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "artífice"?
"artífice" is spelled A-R-T-Í-F-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐɾ.ˈti.fi.sɨ/.
What does "artífice" mean?
As a noun, "artífice" means: pessoa que pratica ou é muito hábil em alguma arte
How do you pronounce "artífice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "artífice" is /ɐɾ.ˈti.fi.sɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "artífice" come from?
"artífice" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “artífice”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-R-T-Í-F-I-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɐɾ.ˈti.fi.sɨ/ (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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list