desaforo

/dɨ.zɐ.ˈfo.ɾu/

//dɨ.zɐ.ˈfo.ɾu// noun

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The verdict

“desaforo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,879 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,879
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - impudência

Corpus desk

Index PT-desaforo · desaforo · Portuguese

desaforo · rank #60,879 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,879
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH depuis

Nearest frequency peer: depuis (-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 “desaforo”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for desaforo
PropertyValue
Headworddesaforo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɨ.zɐ.ˈfo.ɾu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,879
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “desaforo” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.desaforocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “depuis” (#60,876), “depreciar” (#60,875), “diacho” (#60,887). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “desaforo” fica em #60,879. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desaforo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,879 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɨ.zɐ.ˈfo.ɾu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for desaforo in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is desaforo, spelled D-E-S-A-F-O-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    impudência
  2. 2
    atrevimento
  3. 3
    petulância
  4. 4
    compartimento elevado em eventos ao ar livre

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how desaforo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O barão dizia ontem, no camarote, que uma só italiana vale por cinco brasileiras. Que desaforo!

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 "desaforo"?
"desaforo" is spelled D-E-S-A-F-O-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.zɐ.ˈfo.ɾu/.
What does "desaforo" mean?
As a noun, "desaforo" means: impudência
How do you pronounce "desaforo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desaforo" is /dɨ.zɐ.ˈfo.ɾu/. 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 "desaforo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

distopia#60,894empilhar#60,916esbanjar#60,928carótida#60,808

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list