marfim

//mɐɾ.ˈfĩ// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,530

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

marfim is aPortuguesenoun. It means: substância que entra na composição dos dentes dos mamíferos; dentina Pronounced /mɐɾ.ˈfĩ/. It ranks #9,530 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with Maria and mirim.

Key facts for marfim
PropertyValue
Headwordmarfim
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɐɾ.ˈfĩ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,530
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of marfim in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for marfim is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /mɐɾ.ˈfĩ/. Corpus data places it at rank #9,530 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for marfim, with forms such as "amrfim", "mafrim", and "marffim". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Maria", "mirim", "Martin", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is marfim, spelled M-A-R-F-I-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    substância que entra na composição dos dentes dos mamíferos; dentina
  2. 2
    dentes de elefante ou de outros animais
  3. 3
    obra feita de marfim

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amrfim,mafrim,marffim,marfimm,marfmi,marifm,marrfim,mmarfim,mrafim

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for marfim

Misspelling Variants of "marfim"

amrfim6mafrim6marffim7marfimm7marfmi6marifm6marrfim7mmarfim7
Misspelling Variants of "marfim"

Frequency rank: #9,530 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "marfim"?
"marfim" is spelled M-A-R-F-I-M. The IPA pronunciation is /mɐɾ.ˈfĩ/.
What does "marfim" mean?
As a noun, "marfim" means: substância que entra na composição dos dentes dos mamíferos; dentina
What words are commonly confused with "marfim"?
"marfim" is commonly confused with "Maria", "mirim", "Martin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "marfim"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marfim" is /mɐɾ.ˈfĩ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marfim" come from?
"marfim" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

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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.