abençoar

//a.bẽj̃.su.ˈaɾ// verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,035

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

abençoar is aPortugueseverb. It means: dar a bênção a Pronounced /a.bẽj̃.su.ˈaɾ/. Often confused with abençoado.

Key facts for abençoar
PropertyValue
Headwordabençoar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/a.bẽj̃.su.ˈaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,035
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of abençoar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for abençoar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /a.bẽj̃.su.ˈaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #19,035 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for abençoar, with forms such as "abbençoar", "abennçoar", and "abenoçar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "abençoado", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is abençoar, spelled A-B-E-N-Ç-O-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    dar a bênção a
  2. 2
    tornar feliz
  3. 3
    desejar o bem a

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbençoar,abennçoar,abenoçar,abençaor,abençoarr,abençora,abeçnoar,abneçoar,aebnçoar,baençoar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for abençoar

Misspelling Variants of "abençoar"

abbençoar9abennçoar9abenoçar8abençaor8abençoarr9abençora8abeçnoar8abneçoar8
Misspelling Variants of "abençoar"

Frequency rank: #19,035 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abençoar"?
"abençoar" is spelled A-B-E-N-Ç-O-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /a.bẽj̃.su.ˈaɾ/.
What does "abençoar" mean?
As a verb, "abençoar" means: dar a bênção a
What words are commonly confused with "abençoar"?
"abençoar" is commonly confused with "abençoado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abençoar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abençoar" is /a.bẽj̃.su.ˈaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abençoar" come from?
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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.