wafer

/ˈweɪfə/

//ˈweɪfə// noun

The verdict

“wafer” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #71,433 among 110 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,433
frequency rank, Portuguese
110
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - biscoito champanhe

Corpus desk

Index PT-wafer · wafer · Portuguese

wafer · rank #71,433 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,433
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 110
  • PHOTO-FINISH walnut

Nearest frequency peer: walnut (+1 rank slots)

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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “wafer”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “wafer” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wafer
PropertyValue
Headwordwafer
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈweɪfə/
Letters5
Frequency rank#71,433
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “wafer” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).wafercai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “walnut” (#71,434), “ventilar” (#71,424), “Zambia” (#71,443). Entre 110 lemas com “W”, “wafer” fica em #71,433. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wafer is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #71,433 among 110 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈweɪfə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "wafer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list