difração

/di.fɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//di.fɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“difração” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #70,920 among 2,399 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,920
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,399
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - fenômeno que acontece quando uma onda encontra um obstáculo

Key facts for difração
PropertyValue
Headworddifração
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/di.fɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters8
Frequency rank#70,920
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “difração” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). difração lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

difração is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #70,920 among 2,399 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /di.fɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fenômeno que acontece quando uma onda encontra um obstáculo".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for difração, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is difração, spelled D-I-F-R-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    fenômeno que acontece quando uma onda encontra um obstáculo

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 "difração"?
"difração" is spelled D-I-F-R-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /di.fɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "difração" mean?
As a noun, "difração" means: fenômeno que acontece quando uma onda encontra um obstáculo
How do you pronounce "difração"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "difração" is /di.fɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "difração" come from?
"difração" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “difração”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-I-F-R-A-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /di.fɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ (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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list