enfaixado

/ẽ.fajˈʃa.du/ [ẽ.faɪ̯ˈʃa.du], /ĩ.fajˈʃa.du/ [ĩ.faɪ̯ˈʃa.du]

//ẽ.fajˈʃa.du/ [ẽ.faɪ̯ˈʃa.du], /ĩ.fajˈʃa.du/ [ĩ.faɪ̯ˈʃa.du]/ verb

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The verdict

“enfaixado” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #77,909 among 2,493 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,909
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,493
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - particípio passado do verbo enfaixar

Key facts for enfaixado
PropertyValue
Headwordenfaixado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ẽ.fajˈʃa.du/ [ẽ.faɪ̯ˈʃa.du], /ĩ.fajˈʃa.du/ [ĩ.faɪ̯ˈʃa.du]
Letters9
Frequency rank#77,909
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “enfaixado” 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). enfaixado 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

enfaixado is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #77,909 among 2,493 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ẽ.fajˈʃa.du/ [ẽ.faɪ̯ˈʃa.du], /ĩ.fajˈʃa.du/ [ĩ.faɪ̯ˈʃa.du]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "particípio passado do verbo enfaixar".

enfaixado doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is enfaixado, spelled E-N-F-A-I-X-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    particípio passado do verbo enfaixar

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 "enfaixado"?
"enfaixado" is spelled E-N-F-A-I-X-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ẽ.fajˈʃa.du/ [ẽ.faɪ̯ˈʃa.du], /ĩ.fajˈʃa.du/ [ĩ.faɪ̯ˈʃa.du].
What does "enfaixado" mean?
As a verb, "enfaixado" means: particípio passado do verbo enfaixar
How do you pronounce "enfaixado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enfaixado" is /ẽ.fajˈʃa.du/ [ẽ.faɪ̯ˈʃa.du], /ĩ.fajˈʃa.du/ [ĩ.faɪ̯ˈʃa.du]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enfaixado" come from?
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Using “enfaixado”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-N-F-A-I-X-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ẽ.fajˈʃa.du/ [ẽ.faɪ̯ˈʃa.du], /ĩ.fajˈʃa.du/ [ĩ.faɪ̯ˈʃa.du] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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