Haifisch

['haɪ̯fɪʃ], Plural:[ˈhaɪ̯fɪʃə].

/['haɪ̯fɪʃ], Plural:[ˈhaɪ̯fɪʃə]./ noun

The verdict

“Haifisch” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tubarão

Key facts for Haifisch
PropertyValue
HeadwordHaifisch
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA['haɪ̯fɪʃ], Plural:[ˈhaɪ̯fɪʃə].
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Haifisch” sits in Portuguese frequency

Haifisch falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for Haifisch is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as ['haɪ̯fɪʃ], Plural:[ˈhaɪ̯fɪʃə].. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "tubarão".

Zero misspellings are on record for Haifisch in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is Haifisch, spelled H-A-I-F-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    tubarão

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Haifisch"?
"Haifisch" is spelled H-A-I-F-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is ['haɪ̯fɪʃ], Plural:[ˈhaɪ̯fɪʃə]..
What does "Haifisch" mean?
As a noun, "Haifisch" means: tubarão
How do you pronounce "Haifisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Haifisch" is ['haɪ̯fɪʃ], Plural:[ˈhaɪ̯fɪʃə].. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Haifisch" come from?
"Haifisch" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Haifisch”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is H-A-I-F-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as ['haɪ̯fɪʃ], Plural:[ˈhaɪ̯fɪʃə]. (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.

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

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