rifão
/ri.ˈfoŋ/
The verdict
“rifão” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que tem tendência a disputar, a brigar
Corpus desk
Index PT-rifao · rifão · Portuguese
rifão · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | rifão |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ri.ˈfoŋ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “rifão” em português
Rare enough to double-check
rifão is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ri.ˈfoŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que tem tendência a disputar, a brigar".
Zero misspellings are on record for rifão in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is rifão, spelled R-I-F-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1que tem tendência a disputar, a brigar
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.