lufada

/lu.ˈfa.dɐ/

//lu.ˈfa.dɐ// noun

The verdict

“lufada” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #71,126 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#71,126
frequency rank, Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - rajada de vento

Key facts for lufada
PropertyValue
Headwordlufada
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/lu.ˈfa.dɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#71,126
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lufada” 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). lufada lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for lufada is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /lu.ˈfa.dɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #71,126 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "rajada de vento".

lufada doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is lufada, spelled L-U-F-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    rajada de vento

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 "lufada"?
"lufada" is spelled L-U-F-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /lu.ˈfa.dɐ/.
What does "lufada" mean?
As a noun, "lufada" means: rajada de vento
How do you pronounce "lufada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lufada" is /lu.ˈfa.dɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lufada" come from?
"lufada" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “lufada”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-U-F-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /lu.ˈfa.dɐ/ (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