adestrar

/ɐ.dɨʃ.ˈtɾaɾ/

//ɐ.dɨʃ.ˈtɾaɾ// verb

The verdict

“adestrar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #96,371 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,371
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tornar destro

Corpus desk

Index PT-adestrar · adestrar · Portuguese

adestrar · rank #96,371 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,371
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH abricó

Nearest frequency peer: abricó (-11 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 “adestrar”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for adestrar
PropertyValue
Headwordadestrar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.dɨʃ.ˈtɾaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#96,371
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “adestrar” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).adestrarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “abricó” (#96,360), “abolicionismo” (#96,359), “antepenúltimo” (#96,402). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “adestrar” fica em #96,371. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

adestrar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #96,371 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɐ.dɨʃ.ˈtɾaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for adestrar, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is adestrar, spelled A-D-E-S-T-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    tornar destro
  2. 2
    disciplinar
  3. 3
    ensinar

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 "adestrar"?
"adestrar" is spelled A-D-E-S-T-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.dɨʃ.ˈtɾaɾ/.
What does "adestrar" mean?
As a verb, "adestrar" means: tornar destro
How do you pronounce "adestrar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adestrar" is /ɐ.dɨʃ.ˈtɾaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adestrar" come from?
"adestrar" 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 "adestrar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list