abocanhar

/ɐ.bu.kɐ.ˈɲaɾ/

//ɐ.bu.kɐ.ˈɲaɾ// verb

The verdict

“abocanhar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - apanhar ou agarrar com a boca

Corpus desk

Index PT-abocanhar · abocanhar · Portuguese

abocanhar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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.

Key facts for abocanhar
PropertyValue
Headwordabocanhar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.bu.kɐ.ˈɲaɾ/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “abocanhar” em português

abocanharfica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abocanhar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ɐ.bu.kɐ.ˈɲaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

abocanhar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is abocanhar, spelled A-B-O-C-A-N-H-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    apanhar ou agarrar com a boca
  2. 2
    cortar com os dentes
  3. 3
    morder
  4. 4
    parar de chover

Synonyms

aboquejarbocanhar

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abocanhar"?
"abocanhar" is spelled A-B-O-C-A-N-H-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.bu.kɐ.ˈɲaɾ/.
What does "abocanhar" mean?
As a verb, "abocanhar" means: apanhar ou agarrar com a boca
How do you pronounce "abocanhar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abocanhar" is /ɐ.bu.kɐ.ˈɲaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abocanhar" come from?
"abocanhar" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list