desfiar
/dɨʃ.ˈfjaɾ/
The verdict
“desfiar” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - desfazer ou reduzir a fios
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desfiar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɨʃ.ˈfjaɾ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “desfiar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for desfiar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɨʃ.ˈfjaɾ/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
desfiar has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is desfiar, spelled D-E-S-F-I-A-R.
Definition
- 1desfazer ou reduzir a fios
- 2explicar ou narrar minuciosamente
- 3referir ou explanar
- 4passar de conta em conta (terço)
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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.
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Using “desfiar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-S-F-I-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɨʃ.ˈfjaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.