Zephyr
/ˈʦeːˌfyːɐ̯/.
The verdict
“Zephyr” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #64,574 among 315 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,574
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 315
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zéfiro
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zephyr |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈʦeːˌfyːɐ̯/. |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #64,574 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zephyr” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Zephyr is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #64,574 among 315 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈʦeːˌfyːɐ̯/.. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zéfiro".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Zephyr, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is Zephyr, spelled Z-E-P-H-Y-R.
Definition
- 1Zéfiro
Synonyms
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.
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Using “Zephyr”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is Z-E-P-H-Y-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈʦeːˌfyːɐ̯/. (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.