metáfora

//me.ˈta.fo.ɾɐ// noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,679

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

metáfora is aPortuguesenoun. It means: tropo em que há a substituição de um termo por outro, criando-se uma dualidade de significado Pronounced /me.ˈta.fo.ɾɐ/.

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)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for metáfora is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /me.ˈta.fo.ɾɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #11,679 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for metáfora, with forms such as "emtáfora", "metfáora", and "mettáfora". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 metáfora, spelled M-E-T-Á-F-O-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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:

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emtáfora,metfáora,mettáfora,metáffora,metáfoar,metáforra,metáfroa,metáofra,meátfora,mmetáfora,mteáfora

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for metáfora

Misspelling Variants of "metáfora"

emtáfora8metfáora8mettáfora9metáffora9metáfoar8metáforra9metáfroa8metáofra8
Misspelling Variants of "metáfora"

Frequency rank: #11,679 in Portuguese

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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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.