xarifa
[ʃɐ'ɾi.fɐ]
The verdict
“xarifa” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - órgão genital feminino
Corpus desk
Index PT-xarifa · xarifa · Portuguese
xarifa · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "X" 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 | xarifa |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃɐ'ɾi.fɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “xarifa” em português
Rare enough to double-check
xarifa is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃɐ'ɾi.fɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "órgão genital feminino".
No generated misspelling entries exist for xarifa in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is xarifa, spelled X-A-R-I-F-A.
Definition
- 1órgão genital feminino
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.