espatifar
/(i)ʃpɐtiˈfar/
The verdict
“espatifar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - quebrar em pedaços
Corpus desk
Index PT-espatifar · espatifar · Portuguese
espatifar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | espatifar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /(i)ʃpɐtiˈfar/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “espatifar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
espatifar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /(i)ʃpɐtiˈfar/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
espatifar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is espatifar, spelled E-S-P-A-T-I-F-A-R.
Definition
- 1quebrar em pedaços
- 2cair com força, esborrachar
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how espatifar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tomei um susto quando ouvi a janela se espatifar no chão.
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.