lufada

/lu.ˈfa.dɐ/

//lu.ˈfa.dɐ// noun

The verdict

“lufada” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #71,126 among 581 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,126
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rajada de vento

Corpus desk

Index PT-lufada · lufada · Portuguese

lufada · rank #71,126 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,126
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH lombriga

Nearest frequency peer: lombriga (-3 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 “lufada”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “lufada” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
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)

Cauda longa: rank de “lufada” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).lufadacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “lombriga” (#71,123), “Macedonia” (#71,134), “Mandarin” (#71,142). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “lufada” fica em #71,126. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lufada is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #71,126 among 581 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /lu.ˈfa.dɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lufada", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list