# máfia

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /ˈma.fjɐ/ · frequency rank #11,687

## Definitions
1. organização criminosa de origem italiana
2. qualquer organização criminosa nos moldes da máfia italiana

## Easily confused with
- **Mai** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mafia-vs-mai)
- **mais** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mafia-vs-mais)
- **maio** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mafia-vs-maio)
- **meia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mafia-vs-meia)
- **mata** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mafia-vs-mata)
- **mapa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mafia-vs-mapa)
- **maia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mafia-vs-maia)
- **mala** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mafia-vs-mala)
- **mara** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mafia-vs-mara)
- **Mali** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mafia-vs-mali)
- **mana** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mafia-vs-mana)
- **mamã** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mafia-vs-mama)
- **manhã** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mafia-vs-manha)
- **Maria** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mafia-vs-maria)
- **massa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mafia-vs-massa)
- **média** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mafia-vs-media)
- **marca** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mafia-vs-marca)
- **mídia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mafia-vs-midia)
- **magia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mafia-vs-magia)
- **Malta** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mafia-vs-malta)

## Common misspellings (6)
`mfáia`, `mmáfia`, `máfai`, `máffia`, `máifa`, `ámfia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/mafia