acordar

/ɐ.kuɾ.ˈdaɾ/

//ɐ.kuɾ.ˈdaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“acordar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,117. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,117
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deixar o estado de sono

Corpus desk

Index PT-acordar · acordar · Portuguese

acordar · rank #3,117 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,117
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vasco

Nearest frequency peer: Vasco (-2 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “acordar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “acordar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

acordar vs adorar
71% similar
acordar vs acorde
71% similar
acordar vs ancorar
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for acordar
PropertyValue
Headwordacordar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.kuɾ.ˈdaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,117
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “acordar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).acordarcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Vasco” (#3,115), “arena” (#3,120), “aventura” (#3,121). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “acordar” fica em #3,117. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around acordar (IPA /ɐ.kuɾ.ˈdaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,117 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for acordar, with forms such as "accordar", "acodrar", and "acoradr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "adorar", "acorde", "ancorar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is acordar, spelled A-C-O-R-D-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    deixar o estado de sono
  2. 2
    chegar a um acordo
  3. 3
    acordar para, despertar para: passar a notar, iniciar a perceber, atentar para o detalhe de

Synonyms

despertarconcordarnegociarcombinarconscientizar-se de

This word in other languages

wake up(English)despertar(Español)éveiller(Français)aufwachen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • accordar
  • acodrar
  • acoradr
  • acordarr
  • acorddar
  • acordra
  • acorrdar
  • acrodar
  • aocrdar
  • caordar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of acordar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

accordar1acodrar2acoradr2acordarr1acorddar1acordra2acorrdar1acrodar2
Edit distance from "acordar"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "acordar"?
"acordar" is spelled A-C-O-R-D-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.kuɾ.ˈdaɾ/.
What does "acordar" mean?
As a verb, "acordar" means: deixar o estado de sono
What words are commonly confused with "acordar"?
"acordar" is commonly confused with "adorar", "acorde", "ancorar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "acordar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acordar" is /ɐ.kuɾ.ˈdaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acordar" come from?
"acordar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "acordar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sorriso#3,109invasão#3,149marinha#3,156crítico#3,064

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

europeus10 variantsconfiar10 variantsretirar10 variantspintura10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list