efusão
/e.fu.ˈzɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“efusão” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #69,517 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #69,517
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - derramamento, espargimento ou escoamento de um líquido
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | efusão |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /e.fu.ˈzɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #69,517 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “efusão” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for efusão is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /e.fu.ˈzɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #69,517 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "derramamento, espargimento ou escoamento de um líquido".
No generated misspelling entries exist for efusão in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 efusão, spelled E-F-U-S-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1derramamento, espargimento ou escoamento de um líquido
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 “efusão”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-F-U-S-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /e.fu.ˈzɐ̃w̃/ (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.