adaptar

/ɐ.dɐˈp.taɾ/

//ɐ.dɐˈp.taɾ// verb

The verdict

“adaptar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,238. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,238
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - modificar um texto para torná-lo mais apropriado para um público ou para um meio de comunicação

Corpus desk

Index PT-adaptar · adaptar · Portuguese

adaptar · rank #7,238 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,238
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH acervo

Nearest frequency peer: acervo (-1 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 “adaptar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “adaptar” 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).

adaptar vs adotar
71% similar
adaptar vs afastar
71% similar
adaptar vs adoptar
86% similar

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

Key facts for adaptar
PropertyValue
Headwordadaptar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.dɐˈp.taɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,238
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “adaptar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).adaptarcai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “acervo” (#7,237), “Alexander” (#7,239), “almirante” (#7,240). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “adaptar” fica em #7,238. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around adaptar (IPA /ɐ.dɐˈp.taɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,238 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for adaptar, with forms such as "aadptar", "adapatr", and "adapptar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "adotar", "afastar", "adoptar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is adaptar, spelled A-D-A-P-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    modificar um texto para torná-lo mais apropriado para um público ou para um meio de comunicação
  2. 2
    acomodar uma coisa a outra

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how adaptar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O tradutor adaptou a obra para um público mais jovem.
  2. O teatrólogo adaptou o romance para ser apresentado no palco.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aadptar
  • adapatr
  • adapptar
  • adaptarr
  • adaptra
  • adapttar
  • adatpar
  • addaptar
  • adpatar
  • daaptar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of adaptar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aadptar2adapatr2adapptar1adaptarr1adaptra2adapttar1adatpar2addaptar1
Edit distance from "adaptar"

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 "adaptar"?
"adaptar" is spelled A-D-A-P-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.dɐˈp.taɾ/.
What does "adaptar" mean?
As a verb, "adaptar" means: modificar um texto para torná-lo mais apropriado para um público ou para um meio de comunicação
What words are commonly confused with "adaptar"?
"adaptar" is commonly confused with "adotar", "afastar", "adoptar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "adaptar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adaptar" is /ɐ.dɐˈp.taɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adaptar" come from?
"adaptar" 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 "adaptar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list