wafer

/ˈweɪfə/

//ˈweɪfə// noun

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The verdict

“wafer” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #71,433 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#71,433
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - biscoito champanhe

Key facts for wafer
PropertyValue
Headwordwafer
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈweɪfə/
Letters5
Frequency rank#71,433
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “wafer” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). wafer lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for wafer is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈweɪfə/. Corpus data places it at rank #71,433 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

wafer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is wafer, spelled W-A-F-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    biscoito champanhe
  2. 2
    hóstia

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wafer"?
"wafer" is spelled W-A-F-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈweɪfə/.
What does "wafer" mean?
As a noun, "wafer" means: biscoito champanhe
How do you pronounce "wafer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wafer" is /ˈweɪfə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wafer" come from?
"wafer" 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 “wafer”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is W-A-F-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈweɪfə/ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list