claustrofobia

/klawʃ.tɾɔ.fu.ˈbi.ɐ/

//klawʃ.tɾɔ.fu.ˈbi.ɐ// noun

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The verdict

“claustrofobia” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #53,762 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,762
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aversão mórbida aos espaços fechados, geralmente aos recintos pequenos, como os elevadores

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)

Where “claustrofobia” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). claustrofobia lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

claustrofobia is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #53,762 among 3,948 “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

claustrophobia(English)claustrofobia(Español)claustrophobie(Français)Klaustrophobie(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 "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.
What language does "claustrofobia" come from?
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Using “claustrofobia”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-L-A-U-S-T-R-O-F-O-B-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /klawʃ.tɾɔ.fu.ˈbi.ɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list