borrifar

/bo.χɪ.ˈfaɾ/, /bo.χɪ.ˈfa/

//bo.χɪ.ˈfaɾ/, /bo.χɪ.ˈfa// verb

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The verdict

“borrifar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #58,369 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,369
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deitar borrifos em

Corpus desk

Index PT-borrifar · borrifar · Portuguese

borrifar · rank #58,369 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,369
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH bocejo

Nearest frequency peer: bocejo (-5 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 “borrifar”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for borrifar
PropertyValue
Headwordborrifar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/bo.χɪ.ˈfaɾ/, /bo.χɪ.ˈfa/
Letters8
Frequency rank#58,369
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “borrifar” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).borrifarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “bocejo” (#58,364), “blindar” (#58,363), “butcher” (#58,379). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “borrifar” fica em #58,369. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

borrifar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #58,369 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /bo.χɪ.ˈfaɾ/, /bo.χɪ.ˈfa/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for borrifar in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is borrifar, spelled B-O-R-R-I-F-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    deitar borrifos em
  2. 2
    disseminar em pequenas porções
  3. 3
    cair chuva minúscula
  4. 4
    não dar bola, não ligar, não se preocupar

Synonyms

aspergiresborrifarrespingarsalpicarchuviscar

This word in other languages

sprinkle(English)rociar(Español)arroser(Français)nieseln(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 "borrifar"?
"borrifar" is spelled B-O-R-R-I-F-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /bo.χɪ.ˈfaɾ/, /bo.χɪ.ˈfa/.
What does "borrifar" mean?
As a verb, "borrifar" means: deitar borrifos em
How do you pronounce "borrifar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "borrifar" is /bo.χɪ.ˈfaɾ/, /bo.χɪ.ˈfa/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "borrifar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

carimbar#58,388charneca#58,398cimentar#58,403elitismo#58,477

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list