desfiar
/dɨʃ.ˈfjaɾ/
The verdict
“desfiar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - desfazer ou reduzir a fios
Corpus desk
Index PT-desfiar · desfiar · Portuguese
desfiar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| 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) |
Cauda longa: rank de “desfiar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
desfiar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /dɨʃ.ˈfjaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
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.