cafre
/ˈka.fɾi/
The verdict
“cafre” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - indivíduo negro originário e habitante da Cafraria
Corpus desk
Index PT-cafre · cafre · Portuguese
cafre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cafre |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈka.fɾi/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “cafre” em português
Rare enough to double-check
cafre is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈka.fɾi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for cafre in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is cafre, spelled C-A-F-R-E.
Definition
- 1indivíduo negro originário e habitante da Cafraria
- 2avarento
- 3pessoa perversa
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.