metáfora

/me.ˈta.fo.ɾɐ/

//me.ˈta.fo.ɾɐ// noun

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The verdict

“metáfora” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #11,679. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,679
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tropo em que há a substituição de um termo por outro, criando-se uma dualidade de significado

Corpus desk

Index PT-metafora · metáfora · Portuguese

metáfora · rank #11,679 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,679
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH modificar

Nearest frequency peer: modificar (+2 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “metáfora”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “metáfora” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for metáfora
PropertyValue
Headwordmetáfora
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/me.ˈta.fo.ɾɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,679
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “metáfora”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.metáforacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “modificar” (#11,681), “morning” (#11,682), “multimídia” (#11,685). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “metáfora” fica em #11,679. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around metáfora (IPA /me.ˈta.fo.ɾɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,679 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for metáfora, with forms such as "emtáfora", "metfáora", and "mettáfora". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is metáfora, spelled M-E-T-Á-F-O-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    tropo em que há a substituição de um termo por outro, criando-se uma dualidade de significado
  2. 2
    palavra ou expressão empregada por metáfora¹:

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how metáfora appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Daí o estado de “extrema-unção”, na metáfora de Garibaldi, a que chegou o Parlamento.

This word in other languages

metaphor(English)metáfora(Español)métaphore(Français)Metapher(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emtáfora
  • metfáora
  • mettáfora
  • metáffora
  • metáfoar
  • metáforra
  • metáfroa
  • metáofra
  • meátfora
  • mmetáfora
  • mteáfora

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of metáfora - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

emtáfora2metfáora2mettáfora1metáffora1metáfoar2metáforra1metáfroa2metáofra2
Edit distance from "metáfora"

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 "metáfora"?
"metáfora" is spelled M-E-T-Á-F-O-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /me.ˈta.fo.ɾɐ/.
What does "metáfora" mean?
As a noun, "metáfora" means: tropo em que há a substituição de um termo por outro, criando-se uma dualidade de significado
What are common misspellings of "metáfora"?
Common misspellings include "emtáfora", "metfáora", "mettáfora", "metáffora", "metáfoar". The correct spelling is "metáfora".
How do you pronounce "metáfora"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "metáfora" is /me.ˈta.fo.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "metáfora" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

operário#11,692ordenado#11,694orientar#11,696pretexto#11,710

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

morning11 variantspulseira11 variantsretórica11 variantsesforçar11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list