acorrentar

/ɐ.ku.Rẽ.ˈtaɾ/

//ɐ.ku.Rẽ.ˈtaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“acorrentar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #82,585 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,585
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - prender com corrente

Corpus desk

Index PT-acorrentar · acorrentar · Portuguese

acorrentar · rank #82,585 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,585
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH adverbial

Nearest frequency peer: adverbial (+4 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 “acorrentar”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “acorrentar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for acorrentar
PropertyValue
Headwordacorrentar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.ku.Rẽ.ˈtaɾ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#82,585
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “acorrentar” em português

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “adverbial” (#82,589), “aguçar” (#82,598), “Yule” (#82,564). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “acorrentar” fica em #82,585. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

acorrentar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #82,585 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɐ.ku.Rẽ.ˈtaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for acorrentar, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is acorrentar, spelled A-C-O-R-R-E-N-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    prender com corrente
  2. 2
    encadear
  3. 3
    escravizar

This word in other languages

enchaîner(Français)

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 "acorrentar"?
"acorrentar" is spelled A-C-O-R-R-E-N-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ku.Rẽ.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "acorrentar" mean?
As a verb, "acorrentar" means: prender com corrente
How do you pronounce "acorrentar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acorrentar" is /ɐ.ku.Rẽ.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acorrentar" come from?
"acorrentar" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cronómetro#82,777retratista#82,383descalabro#82,797desfigurar#82,802

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list