effort

/ˈɛfət/

//ˈɛfət// noun

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The verdict

“effort” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #74,689 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#74,689
frequency rank, Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - esforço

Key facts for effort
PropertyValue
Headwordeffort
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɛfət/
Letters6
Frequency rank#74,689
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “effort” 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). effort lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for effort is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɛfət/. Corpus data places it at rank #74,689 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "esforço".

No generated misspelling entries exist for effort in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is effort, spelled E-F-F-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    esforço

Synonyms

endeavorendeavourstruggle

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 "effort"?
"effort" is spelled E-F-F-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɛfət/.
What does "effort" mean?
As a noun, "effort" means: esforço
How do you pronounce "effort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "effort" is /ˈɛfət/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "effort" come from?
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Using “effort”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-F-F-O-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈɛfət/ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list