náufrago

noun

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The verdict

“náufrago” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #54,025 among 881 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,025
frequency rank, Portuguese
881
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pessoa que sofreu um naufrágio

Key facts for náufrago
PropertyValue
Headwordnáufrago
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#54,025
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “náufrago” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). náufrago lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

náufrago is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #54,025 among 881 “N” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pessoa que sofreu um naufrágio".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for náufrago, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is náufrago, spelled N-Á-U-F-R-A-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    pessoa que sofreu um naufrágio

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 "náufrago"?
"náufrago" is spelled N-Á-U-F-R-A-G-O.
What does "náufrago" mean?
As a noun, "náufrago" means: pessoa que sofreu um naufrágio
What language does "náufrago" come from?
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Using “náufrago”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is N-Á-U-F-R-A-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list