estufado

/iʃ.tu.ˈfa.du/

//iʃ.tu.ˈfa.du// adj

The verdict

“estufado” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #64,792 among 2,493 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,792
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,493
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que comeu em demasia e está muito cheio de comida no estômago

Key facts for estufado
PropertyValue
Headwordestufado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/iʃ.tu.ˈfa.du/
Letters8
Frequency rank#64,792
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “estufado” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). estufado lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

estufado is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #64,792 among 2,493 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /iʃ.tu.ˈfa.du/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que comeu em demasia e está muito cheio de comida no estômago".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for estufado, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is estufado, spelled E-S-T-U-F-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que comeu em demasia e está muito cheio de comida no estômago

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 "estufado"?
"estufado" is spelled E-S-T-U-F-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.tu.ˈfa.du/.
What does "estufado" mean?
As an adjective, "estufado" means: que comeu em demasia e está muito cheio de comida no estômago
How do you pronounce "estufado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "estufado" is /iʃ.tu.ˈfa.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "estufado" come from?
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Using “estufado”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-T-U-F-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /iʃ.tu.ˈfa.du/ (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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list