enfeitiçar

/ẽ.fɐj.ti.ˈsaɾ/

//ẽ.fɐj.ti.ˈsaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“enfeitiçar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #87,275 among 2,493 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,275
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,493
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sujeitar à ação de feitiço

Key facts for enfeitiçar
PropertyValue
Headwordenfeitiçar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ẽ.fɐj.ti.ˈsaɾ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#87,275
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “enfeitiçar” 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). enfeitiçar lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

enfeitiçar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #87,275 among 2,493 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ẽ.fɐj.ti.ˈsaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for enfeitiçar, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 enfeitiçar, spelled E-N-F-E-I-T-I-Ç-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    sujeitar à ação de feitiço
  2. 2
    fazer mal a, por meio de artes diabólicas
  3. 3
    deixar-se vencer pelo feitiço; deixar-se cativar

Synonyms

arrebatarencantarembruxarfascinarmaravilharseduzir

This word in other languages

bewitch(English)hechizar(Español)ensorceler(Français)

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 "enfeitiçar"?
"enfeitiçar" is spelled E-N-F-E-I-T-I-Ç-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ẽ.fɐj.ti.ˈsaɾ/.
What does "enfeitiçar" mean?
As a verb, "enfeitiçar" means: sujeitar à ação de feitiço
How do you pronounce "enfeitiçar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enfeitiçar" is /ẽ.fɐj.ti.ˈsaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enfeitiçar" come from?
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Using “enfeitiçar”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-N-F-E-I-T-I-Ç-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ẽ.fɐj.ti.ˈsaɾ/ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list