misofobia
Portuguese, noun/mi.zo.foˈbi.ɐ/
misofobia is spelled M-I-S-O-F-O-B-I-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 81 million words in written Portuguese, the 246,082nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Misofobia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “mysophobia (an abnormal fear of filth)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “medo mórbido de sujeira, contato e contaminação”.
What does misofobia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemysophobia (an abnormal fear of filth)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. medo mórbido de sujeira, contato e contaminação
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of misofobia
- misofobias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce misofobia?
- Brazil /mi.zo.foˈbi.ɐ/
- Portugal /mi.zu.fuˈbi.ɐ/
- Portugal [mi.zu.fuˈβi.ɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is misofobia in Portuguese?
misofobia appears about once in every 81 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).