Ŝafo

/ˈʃa.fo/

//ˈʃa.fo// noun

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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 May 6, 2026) - Áries

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

Where “Ŝafo” sits in Portuguese frequency

Ŝafo falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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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Using “Ŝafo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is Ŝ-A-F-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈʃa.fo/ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list