nefasto
/nɨ.ˈfaʃ.tu/
The verdict
“nefasto” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #54,019 among 360 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,019
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 360
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - de mau agouro, agourento, azarento, funesto, trágico, sinistro
Corpus desk
Index PT-nefasto · nefasto · Portuguese
nefasto · rank #54,019 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,019
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 360
- PHOTO-FINISH nivelamento
Nearest frequency peer: nivelamento (+3 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 “nefasto”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- morteiro
morteiro
45,989 corpus weight
- nefasto
nefasto
45,982 corpus weight
- nivelamento
nivelamento
45,979 corpus weight
- nut
nut
45,977 corpus weight
- náufrago
náufrago
45,976 corpus weight
- ocasionado
ocasionado
45,974 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “nefasto” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| 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) |
Cauda longa: rank de “nefasto” em português
Rare enough to double-check
nefasto is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #54,019 among 360 “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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nefasto appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Esta última intervenção do governo teve um efeito nefasto na economia.
Agrotóxicos são nefastos à saúde.
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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