enxofre
/ẽj.ˈʃo.fɾi/
The verdict
“enxofre” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #16,750 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #16,750
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - elemento cujos átomos têm 16 prótons em seu núcleo
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | enxofre |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ẽj.ˈʃo.fɾi/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #16,750 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “enxofre” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for enxofre is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ẽj.ˈʃo.fɾi/. Corpus data places it at rank #16,750 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for enxofre, with forms such as "ennxofre", "enoxfre", and "enxfore". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is enxofre, spelled E-N-X-O-F-R-E.
Definition
- 1elemento cujos átomos têm 16 prótons em seu núcleo
- 2elemento químico associado ao masculino
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ennxofre,enoxfre,enxfore,enxofer,enxoffre,enxofrre,enxorfe,enxxofre,exnofre,nexofre
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of enxofre - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “enxofre”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-N-X-O-F-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ẽj.ˈʃo.fɾi/ (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.