inefável
/i.ne.ˈfa.vew/
The verdict
“inefável” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #71,841 among 938 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,841
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 938
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que não pode ser expresso verbalmente
Corpus desk
Index PT-inefavel · inefável · Portuguese
inefável · rank #71,841 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,841
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 938
- PHOTO-FINISH indexado
Nearest frequency peer: indexado (-1 rank slots)
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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “inefável”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- hipotireoid…
hipotireoidismo
28,177 corpus weight
- indexado
indexado
28,161 corpus weight
- inefável
inefável
28,160 corpus weight
- intemporal
intemporal
28,156 corpus weight
- interlúdio
interlúdio
28,155 corpus weight
- lapiseira
lapiseira
28,130 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “inefável” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inefável |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /i.ne.ˈfa.vew/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #71,841 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “inefável” em português
Rare enough to double-check
inefável is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #71,841 among 938 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /i.ne.ˈfa.vew/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que não pode ser expresso verbalmente".
Zero misspellings are on record for inefável in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is inefável, spelled I-N-E-F-Á-V-E-L.
Definition
- 1que não pode ser expresso verbalmente
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how inefável appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Não tentarei descrever aqui o que senti: meu sentimento era inefável.
Synonyms
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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