esfalfar
/iʃ.faɫ.ˈfaɾ/
The verdict
“esfalfar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cansar-se; fatigar-se, extenuar-se
Corpus desk
Index PT-esfalfar · esfalfar · Portuguese
esfalfar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | esfalfar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /iʃ.faɫ.ˈfaɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “esfalfar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
esfalfar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /iʃ.faɫ.ˈfaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "cansar-se; fatigar-se, extenuar-se".
Zero misspellings are on record for esfalfar in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is esfalfar, spelled E-S-F-A-L-F-A-R.
Definition
- 1cansar-se; fatigar-se, extenuar-se
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.