acostar
/ɐ.kuʃ.ˈtaɾ/
The verdict
“acostar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - chegar à costa
Corpus desk
Index PT-acostar · acostar · Portuguese
acostar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | acostar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɐ.kuʃ.ˈtaɾ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “acostar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
acostar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ɐ.kuʃ.ˈtaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for acostar, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 acostar, spelled A-C-O-S-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1chegar à costa
- 2encostar
- 3arrimar
- 4procurar a proteção de alguém ou de algo
- 5encostar ao cais; encostar a outro navio; atracar
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.