turfeira
/tuɾ.ˈfɐj.rɐ/
The verdict
“turfeira” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lugar ou terreno onde há turfa
Corpus desk
Index PT-turfeira · turfeira · Portuguese
turfeira · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | turfeira |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /tuɾ.ˈfɐj.rɐ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “turfeira” em português
Rare enough to double-check
turfeira is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /tuɾ.ˈfɐj.rɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for turfeira in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 turfeira, spelled T-U-R-F-E-I-R-A.
Definition
- 1lugar ou terreno onde há turfa
- 2vegetação própria de solos com turfa
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.