torre de marfim

/ˈto.ʁi d͡ʒi maʁˈfĩ/ [ˈto.hi d͡ʒi mahˈfĩ]

//ˈto.ʁi d͡ʒi maʁˈfĩ/ [ˈto.hi d͡ʒi mahˈfĩ]/ phrase

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - designação das ações e ideias apartadas das coisas cotidianas e práticas, mormente aplicada ao meio acadêmico; afastamento da realidade com preocupação voltada somente ao plano intelectual

Corpus desk

Index PT-torre-de-marfim · torre de marfim · Portuguese

torre de marfim · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" 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 torre de marfim
PropertyValue
Headwordtorre de marfim
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
IPA/ˈto.ʁi d͡ʒi maʁˈfĩ/ [ˈto.hi d͡ʒi mahˈfĩ]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “torre de marfim” sits in Portuguese frequency

torre de marfim 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

torre de marfim is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed /ˈto.ʁi d͡ʒi maʁˈfĩ/ [ˈto.hi d͡ʒi mahˈfĩ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for torre de marfim in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 torre de marfim, spelled T-O-R-R-E- -D-E- -M-A-R-F-I-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    designação das ações e ideias apartadas das coisas cotidianas e práticas, mormente aplicada ao meio acadêmico; afastamento da realidade com preocupação voltada somente ao plano intelectual
  2. 2
    postura de distanciamento ou isolamento arrogante
  3. 3
    lugar intocado e afastado das coisas mundanas, momentâneas e supérfluas
  4. 4
    um dos epítetos de Maria, mãe de Jesus

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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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "torre de marfim"?
"torre de marfim" is spelled T-O-R-R-E- -D-E- -M-A-R-F-I-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈto.ʁi d͡ʒi maʁˈfĩ/ [ˈto.hi d͡ʒi mahˈfĩ].
What does "torre de marfim" mean?
As a phrase, "torre de marfim" means: designação das ações e ideias apartadas das coisas cotidianas e práticas, mormente aplicada ao meio acadêmico; afastamento da realidade com preocupação voltada somente ao plano intelectual
How do you pronounce "torre de marfim"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "torre de marfim" is /ˈto.ʁi d͡ʒi maʁˈfĩ/ [ˈto.hi d͡ʒi mahˈfĩ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "torre de marfim" come from?
"torre de marfim" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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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