semáforo
/sɨ.ˈma.fu.ɾu/
The verdict
“semáforo” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #24,155 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #24,155
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - farol que controla o trânsito de navios ou carros, geralmente com cada cor significando: verde para passagem livre, amarelo para passagem com atenção e vermelho para pare
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | semáforo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /sɨ.ˈma.fu.ɾu/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #24,155 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “semáforo” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for semáforo is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /sɨ.ˈma.fu.ɾu/. Corpus data places it at rank #24,155 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.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for semáforo, with forms such as "esmáforo", "semfáoro", and "semmáforo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is semáforo, spelled S-E-M-Á-F-O-R-O.
Definition
- 1farol que controla o trânsito de navios ou carros, geralmente com cada cor significando: verde para passagem livre, amarelo para passagem com atenção e vermelho para pare
- 2genericamente, algo que controla qualquer fluxo
- 3um conjunto de funcionalidades ou mecanismos (funções, classes etc.) para controlar o fluxo de threads
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: esmáforo,semfáoro,semmáforo,semáfforo,semáfoor,semáforro,semáfroo,semáofro,seámforo,smeáforo,ssemáforo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of semáforo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “semáforo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-E-M-Á-F-O-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /sɨ.ˈma.fu.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.