mofar

/mu.ˈfaɾ/

//mu.ˈfaɾ// verb

The verdict

“mofar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #93,040 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,040
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cobrir, encher de mofo

Corpus desk

Index PT-mofar · mofar · Portuguese

mofar · rank #93,040 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,040
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH morgen

Nearest frequency peer: morgen (+9 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “mofar”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “mofar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mofar
PropertyValue
Headwordmofar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/mu.ˈfaɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#93,040
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “mofar” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).mofarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “morgen” (#93,049), “multicolor” (#93,055), “martes” (#93,018). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “mofar” fica em #93,040. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mofar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #93,040 among 1,087 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /mu.ˈfaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for mofar, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 mofar, spelled M-O-F-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    cobrir, encher de mofo
  2. 2
    criar mofo
  3. 3
    estar sem movimento por muito tempo
  4. 4
    fazer mofa, zombar

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 "mofar"?
"mofar" is spelled M-O-F-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /mu.ˈfaɾ/.
What does "mofar" mean?
As a verb, "mofar" means: cobrir, encher de mofo
How do you pronounce "mofar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mofar" is /mu.ˈfaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mofar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list