aurífero

adj

The verdict

“aurífero” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que contém ouro

Corpus desk

Index PT-aurifero · aurífero · Portuguese

aurífero · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for aurífero
PropertyValue
Headwordaurífero
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “aurífero” em português

auríferofica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aurífero is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que contém ouro".

Zero misspellings are on record for aurífero in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is aurífero, spelled A-U-R-Í-F-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que contém ouro

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how aurífero appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Desde que a corrida do ouro começou ali, em dezembro de 2006, autoridades e ambientalistas apostavam no rápido esgotamento do aluvião aurífero superficial.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aurífero"?
"aurífero" is spelled A-U-R-Í-F-E-R-O.
What does "aurífero" mean?
As an adjective, "aurífero" means: que contém ouro
What language does "aurífero" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list