gafanhoto
/ɡɐ.fɐ.ˈɲo.tu/
The verdict
“gafanhoto” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #38,715 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #38,715
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - inseto saltador
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gafanhoto |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɡɐ.fɐ.ˈɲo.tu/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #38,715 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gafanhoto” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for gafanhoto is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɡɐ.fɐ.ˈɲo.tu/. Corpus data places it at rank #38,715 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 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for gafanhoto, with forms such as "agfanhoto", "gaafnhoto", and "gafahnoto". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 gafanhoto, spelled G-A-F-A-N-H-O-T-O.
Definition
- 1inseto saltador
- 2saltão
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: agfanhoto,gaafnhoto,gafahnoto,gafanhhoto,gafanhoot,gafanhotto,gafanhtoo,gafannhoto,gafanohto,gaffanhoto,gafnahoto,gfaanhoto,ggafanhoto
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gafanhoto - 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 “gafanhoto”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-A-F-A-N-H-O-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɡɐ.fɐ.ˈɲo.tu/ (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.