definhar
/dɨ.fi.ˈɲaɾ/
The verdict
“definhar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #66,112 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,112
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,193
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tornar-se sem vida, sem cor, sem ânimo; perder o vigor, a saúde
Corpus desk
Index PT-definhar · definhar · Portuguese
definhar · rank #66,112 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,112
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,193
- PHOTO-FINISH deglutição
Nearest frequency peer: deglutição (+3 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 “definhar”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- definhar
definhar
33,889 corpus weight
- deglutição
deglutição
33,886 corpus weight
- dento
dento
33,883 corpus weight
- desatento
desatento
33,880 corpus weight
- deteção
deteção
33,872 corpus weight
- disforme
disforme
33,864 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “definhar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | definhar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɨ.fi.ˈɲaɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #66,112 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “definhar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
definhar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #66,112 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /dɨ.fi.ˈɲaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "tornar-se sem vida, sem cor, sem ânimo; perder o vigor, a saúde".
definhar has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is definhar, spelled D-E-F-I-N-H-A-R.
Definition
- 1tornar-se sem vida, sem cor, sem ânimo; perder o vigor, a saúde
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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.
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