Haifisch
['haɪ̯fɪʃ], Plural:[ˈhaɪ̯fɪʃə].
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
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Haifisch |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | ['haɪ̯fɪʃ], Plural:[ˈhaɪ̯fɪʃə]. |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Haifisch” sits in Portuguese frequency
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
- 1tubarão
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.
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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.