parafusar
/pa.ɾa.fu.zaɾ/
The verdict
“parafusar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - apertar por meio de parafuso, atarraxar
Corpus desk
Index PT-parafusar · parafusar · Portuguese
parafusar · 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 "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 | parafusar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /pa.ɾa.fu.zaɾ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “parafusar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
parafusar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /pa.ɾa.fu.zaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for parafusar in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is parafusar, spelled P-A-R-A-F-U-S-A-R.
Definition
- 1apertar por meio de parafuso, atarraxar
- 2rotacionar um parafuso para que fique seguro numa cavidade
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how parafusar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A: — “Quantos você já parafusou?” B: — “Quase todos desse lado.“
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.