efêmero
/e.ˈfe.me.ɾu/
The verdict
“efêmero” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #51,048 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #51,048
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ver efémero
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | efêmero |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /e.ˈfe.me.ɾu/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #51,048 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “efêmero” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for efêmero is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /e.ˈfe.me.ɾu/. Corpus data places it at rank #51,048 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ver efémero".
Zero misspellings are on record for efêmero in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is efêmero, spelled E-F-Ê-M-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1ver efémero
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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Using “efêmero”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-F-Ê-M-E-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /e.ˈfe.me.ɾu/ (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.