necrófago
/ne.ˈkrɔ.fa.gu/
The verdict
“necrófago” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que se alimenta de cadáveres
Corpus desk
Index PT-necrofago · necrófago · Portuguese
necrófago · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | necrófago |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ne.ˈkrɔ.fa.gu/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “necrófago” em português
Rare enough to double-check
necrófago is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ne.ˈkrɔ.fa.gu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for necrófago, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is necrófago, spelled N-E-C-R-Ó-F-A-G-O.
Definition
- 1que se alimenta de cadáveres
- 2que come carne podre
- 3que se alimenta de restos orgânicos (plantas e animais mortos)
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.