Ŝafo

/ˈʃa.fo/

//ˈʃa.fo// noun

The verdict

“Ŝafo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
4
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-safo · Ŝafo · Portuguese

Ŝafo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Ŝ" 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.

Key facts for Ŝafo
PropertyValue
HeadwordŜafo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈʃa.fo/
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “Ŝafo” em português

Ŝafonão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ŝafo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈʃa.fo/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Áries".

Ŝafo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is Ŝafo, spelled Ŝ-A-F-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Áries

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ŝafo"?
"Ŝafo" is spelled Ŝ-A-F-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʃa.fo/.
What does "Ŝafo" mean?
As a noun, "Ŝafo" means: Áries
How do you pronounce "Ŝafo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ŝafo" is /ˈʃa.fo/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ŝafo" come from?
"Ŝafo" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list