perfilar
/pɨɾ.fi.ˈlaɾ/
The verdict
“perfilar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - alinhar
Corpus desk
Index PT-perfilar · perfilar · Portuguese
perfilar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | perfilar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /pɨɾ.fi.ˈlaɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “perfilar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
perfilar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /pɨɾ.fi.ˈlaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
perfilar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is perfilar, spelled P-E-R-F-I-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1alinhar
- 2enfileirar
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.