esfoliar
/(i)ʃfuˈljar/
The verdict
“esfoliar” 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) - separar, em lâminas, fólios ou escamas, a superfície de
Corpus desk
Index PT-esfoliar · esfoliar · Portuguese
esfoliar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | esfoliar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /(i)ʃfuˈljar/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “esfoliar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
esfoliar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /(i)ʃfuˈljar/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for esfoliar in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is esfoliar, spelled E-S-F-O-L-I-A-R.
Definition
- 1separar, em lâminas, fólios ou escamas, a superfície de
- 2retirar uma camada superficial de células mortas da pele, deixando-a mais limpa
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.