acabar de
The verdict
“acabar de” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. 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) - fazer há pouquíssimo tempo o fato, haver há pouco ocorrido o fato, ocorrer há pouco o fato, ocorrer recentemente; haver há pouco realizado o ato
Corpus desk
Index PT-acabar-de · acabar de · Portuguese
acabar de · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | acabar de |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “acabar de” em português
Rare enough to double-check
acabar de is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fazer há pouquíssimo tempo o fato, haver há pouco ocorrido o fato, ocorrer há pouco o fato, ocorrer recentemente; haver há pouco realizado o ato".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for acabar de, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is acabar de, spelled A-C-A-B-A-R- -D-E.
Definition
- 1fazer há pouquíssimo tempo o fato, haver há pouco ocorrido o fato, ocorrer há pouco o fato, ocorrer recentemente; haver há pouco realizado o ato
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how acabar de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Acabei de saber que ...
O fricassê que ela acabara de fazer
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.