Asphalt

[asˈfalt] ou [ˈasfalt], Plural: [asˈfaltə] ou [ˈasfaltə].

/[asˈfalt] ou [ˈasfalt], Plural: [asˈfaltə] ou [ˈasfaltə]./ noun

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The verdict

“Asphalt” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #87,933 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,933
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - asfalto.

Corpus desk

Index PT-asphalt · Asphalt · Portuguese

Asphalt · rank #87,933 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,933
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH Atem

Nearest frequency peer: Atem (+3 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 “Asphalt”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “Asphalt” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Asphalt
PropertyValue
HeadwordAsphalt
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA[asˈfalt] ou [ˈasfalt], Plural: [asˈfaltə] ou [ˈasfaltə].
Letters7
Frequency rank#87,933
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “Asphalt” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.Asphaltcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “Atem” (#87,936), “arrimo” (#87,929), “atinar” (#87,938). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “Asphalt” fica em #87,933. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Asphalt is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #87,933 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [asˈfalt] ou [ˈasfalt], Plural: [asˈfaltə] ou [ˈasfaltə].. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "asfalto.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Asphalt, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is Asphalt, spelled A-S-P-H-A-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    asfalto.

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 "Asphalt"?
"Asphalt" is spelled A-S-P-H-A-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [asˈfalt] ou [ˈasfalt], Plural: [asˈfaltə] ou [ˈasfaltə]..
What does "Asphalt" mean?
As a noun, "Asphalt" means: asfalto.
How do you pronounce "Asphalt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Asphalt" is [asˈfalt] ou [ˈasfalt], Plural: [asˈfaltə] ou [ˈasfaltə].. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Asphalt" come from?
"Asphalt" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Asphalt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bambara#87,957Alessio#87,879adoçado#87,861aclarar#87,853

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list