claustrofobia

/klawʃ.tɾɔ.fu.ˈbi.ɐ/

//klawʃ.tɾɔ.fu.ˈbi.ɐ// noun

The verdict

“claustrofobia” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #53,762 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,762
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aversão mórbida aos espaços fechados, geralmente aos recintos pequenos, como os elevadores

Corpus desk

Index PT-claustrofobia · claustrofobia · Portuguese

claustrofobia · rank #53,762 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,762
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH clico

Nearest frequency peer: clico (+2 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 “claustrofobia”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for claustrofobia
PropertyValue
Headwordclaustrofobia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/klawʃ.tɾɔ.fu.ˈbi.ɐ/
Letters13
Frequency rank#53,762
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “claustrofobia” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).claustrofobiacai 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: “clico” (#53,764), “coala” (#53,766), “cocheiro” (#53,767). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “claustrofobia” fica em #53,762. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

claustrofobia is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #53,762 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /klawʃ.tɾɔ.fu.ˈbi.ɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aversão mórbida aos espaços fechados, geralmente aos recintos pequenos, como os elevadores".

Zero misspellings are on record for claustrofobia in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is claustrofobia, spelled C-L-A-U-S-T-R-O-F-O-B-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    aversão mórbida aos espaços fechados, geralmente aos recintos pequenos, como os elevadores

This word in other languages

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 "claustrofobia"?
"claustrofobia" is spelled C-L-A-U-S-T-R-O-F-O-B-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /klawʃ.tɾɔ.fu.ˈbi.ɐ/.
What does "claustrofobia" mean?
As a noun, "claustrofobia" means: aversão mórbida aos espaços fechados, geralmente aos recintos pequenos, como os elevadores
How do you pronounce "claustrofobia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "claustrofobia" is /klawʃ.tɾɔ.fu.ˈbi.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list