de fora a fora

/d͡ʒi ˈfɔ.ɾɐ a ˈfɔ.ɾɐ/

//d͡ʒi ˈfɔ.ɾɐ a ˈfɔ.ɾɐ// phrase

The verdict

“de fora a fora” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diz-se daquilo que acontece ou ocupa algo por inteiro; do começo ao fim

Corpus desk

Index PT-de-fora-a-fora · de fora a fora · Portuguese

de fora a fora · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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 de fora a fora
PropertyValue
Headwordde fora a fora
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
IPA/d͡ʒi ˈfɔ.ɾɐ a ˈfɔ.ɾɐ/
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “de fora a fora” em português

de fora a foranão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

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

Rare enough to double-check

de fora a fora is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed /d͡ʒi ˈfɔ.ɾɐ a ˈfɔ.ɾɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "diz-se daquilo que acontece ou ocupa algo por inteiro; do começo ao fim".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for de fora a fora, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is de fora a fora, spelled D-E- -F-O-R-A- -A- -F-O-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    diz-se daquilo que acontece ou ocupa algo por inteiro; do começo ao fim

Synonyms

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 "de fora a fora"?
"de fora a fora" is spelled D-E- -F-O-R-A- -A- -F-O-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /d͡ʒi ˈfɔ.ɾɐ a ˈfɔ.ɾɐ/.
What does "de fora a fora" mean?
As a phrase, "de fora a fora" means: diz-se daquilo que acontece ou ocupa algo por inteiro; do começo ao fim
How do you pronounce "de fora a fora"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "de fora a fora" is /d͡ʒi ˈfɔ.ɾɐ a ˈfɔ.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "de fora a fora" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list