papo furado
/ˈpa.pu fuˈɾa.du/
The verdict
“papo furado” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - conversa sem sentido, sem fundamento ou sem relevância
Corpus desk
Index PT-papo-furado · papo furado · Portuguese
papo furado · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | papo furado |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | /ˈpa.pu fuˈɾa.du/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “papo furado” em português
Rare enough to double-check
papo furado is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed /ˈpa.pu fuˈɾa.du/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
papo furado has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is papo furado, spelled P-A-P-O- -F-U-R-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1conversa sem sentido, sem fundamento ou sem relevância
- 2discurso enganoso ou pouco confiável
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how papo furado appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ele sempre vem com aquele papo furado para tentar convencer os outros.
Não caia nesse papo furado, ele só quer te enrolar.
Synonyms
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.