asfixiar
/ɐʃ.fi.ˈksjaɾ/
The verdict
“asfixiar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #59,545 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,545
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,900
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sufocar
Corpus desk
Index PT-asfixiar · asfixiar · Portuguese
asfixiar · rank #59,545 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,545
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,900
- PHOTO-FINISH artefacto
Nearest frequency peer: artefacto (-1 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 “asfixiar”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- amparar
amparar
40,468 corpus weight
- apavorar
apavorar
40,462 corpus weight
- artefacto
artefacto
40,457 corpus weight
- asfixiar
asfixiar
40,456 corpus weight
- auspicioso
auspicioso
40,448 corpus weight
- aut
aut
40,447 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “asfixiar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | asfixiar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɐʃ.fi.ˈksjaɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #59,545 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “asfixiar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
asfixiar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #59,545 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɐʃ.fi.ˈksjaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for asfixiar, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is asfixiar, spelled A-S-F-I-X-I-A-R.
Definition
- 1sufocar
- 2matar por asfixia
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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