enfim

/e~j."fi~/

//e~j."fi~// adv

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The verdict

“enfim” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,882. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,882
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - finalmente; por fim

Corpus desk

Index PT-enfim · enfim · Portuguese

enfim · rank #1,882 · 7 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,882
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH exposição

Nearest frequency peer: exposição (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “enfim”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “enfim” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

enfim vs envie
60% similar
enfim vs envio
60% similar
enfim vs enfiar
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for enfim
PropertyValue
Headwordenfim
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/e~j."fi~/
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,882
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “enfim”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).enfimcai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “exposição” (#1,884), “desenho” (#1,879), “formato” (#1,886). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “enfim” fica em #1,882. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around enfim (IPA /e~j."fi~/), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #1,882 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "finalmente; por fim".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for enfim, with forms such as "efnim", "enffim", and "enfimm". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "envie", "envio", "enfiar", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is enfim, spelled E-N-F-I-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    finalmente; por fim

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how enfim appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. No começo, pensava que fossem despachos de quimbanda, trabalhos, enfim, de natureza espiritual com finalidades, pelo aspecto, pouco nobres.

This word in other languages

finally(English)finalmente(Español)enfin(Français)endlich(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efnim
  • enffim
  • enfimm
  • enfmi
  • enifm
  • ennfim
  • nefim

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of enfim - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

efnim2enffim1enfimm1enfmi2enifm2ennfim1nefim2
Edit distance from "enfim"

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 "enfim"?
"enfim" is spelled E-N-F-I-M. The IPA pronunciation is /e~j."fi~/.
What does "enfim" mean?
As an adverb, "enfim" means: finalmente; por fim
What words are commonly confused with "enfim"?
"enfim" is commonly confused with "envie", "envio", "enfiar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "enfim"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enfim" is /e~j."fi~/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enfim" come from?
"enfim" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "enfim", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

cadeia7 variantsalmoço7 variantsfolha7 variantsPeter7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list