phase

/feɪz/

//feɪz// noun

The verdict

“phase” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #59,943 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,943
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fase

Corpus desk

Index PT-phase · phase · Portuguese

phase · rank #59,943 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,943
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH pocilga

Nearest frequency peer: pocilga (+5 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 “phase”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “phase” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for phase
PropertyValue
Headwordphase
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/feɪz/
Letters5
Frequency rank#59,943
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “phase” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).phasecai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “pocilga” (#59,948), “paulada” (#59,932), “primal” (#59,958). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “phase” fica em #59,943. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

phase is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #59,943 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /feɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fase".

phase has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is phase, spelled P-H-A-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    fase

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "phase"?
"phase" is spelled P-H-A-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /feɪz/.
What does "phase" mean?
As a noun, "phase" means: fase
How do you pronounce "phase"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "phase" is /feɪz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "phase" come from?
"phase" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "phase", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list