nefasto
/nɨ.ˈfaʃ.tu/
The verdict
“nefasto” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #54,019 among 881 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,019
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 881
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - de mau agouro, agourento, azarento, funesto, trágico, sinistro
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nefasto |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /nɨ.ˈfaʃ.tu/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #54,019 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nefasto” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
nefasto is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #54,019 among 881 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /nɨ.ˈfaʃ.tu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for nefasto, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is nefasto, spelled N-E-F-A-S-T-O.
Definition
- 1de mau agouro, agourento, azarento, funesto, trágico, sinistro
- 2que causa desgraça; nocivo, maligno, maléfico, abominável, iníquo, terrível, perverso, infesto, peçonhento, tóxico, detestável, danoso, daninho
- 3que evoca a morte, fatal, tuluoso, fúnebre, macabro, feral
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “nefasto”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is N-E-F-A-S-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /nɨ.ˈfaʃ.tu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.