rafeiro
/Rɐ.ˈfɐj.ɾu/
The verdict
“rafeiro” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #85,023 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #85,023
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que não tem raça definida
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rafeiro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /Rɐ.ˈfɐj.ɾu/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #85,023 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rafeiro” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for rafeiro is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /Rɐ.ˈfɐj.ɾu/. Corpus data places it at rank #85,023 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for rafeiro, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 rafeiro, spelled R-A-F-E-I-R-O.
Definition
- 1que não tem raça definida
- 2que anda sempre a aborrecer outrem
- 3que não presta
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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Using “rafeiro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-A-F-E-I-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /Rɐ.ˈfɐj.ɾu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.