Zephyr
/ˈʦeːˌfyːɐ̯/.
The verdict
“Zephyr” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #64,574 among 42 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,574
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 42
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zéfiro
Corpus desk
Index PT-zephyr · Zephyr · Portuguese
Zephyr · rank #64,574 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,574
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 42
- PHOTO-FINISH xenófobo
Nearest frequency peer: xenófobo (-5 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 “Zephyr”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- trapalhada
trapalhada
35,462 corpus weight
- urtiga
urtiga
35,448 corpus weight
- xenófobo
xenófobo
35,432 corpus weight
- Zephyr
Zephyr
35,427 corpus weight
- aber
aber
35,418 corpus weight
- aliciar
aliciar
35,398 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “Zephyr” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| 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) |
Cauda longa: rank de “Zephyr” em português
Rare enough to double-check
Zephyr is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #64,574 among 42 “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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