administrar

/ɐd.mi.niʃ.ˈtɾaɾ/

//ɐd.mi.niʃ.ˈtɾaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“administrar” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,608. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,608
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gerir; conduzir, governar, controlar, dirigir, gerenciar, reger, servir

Corpus desk

Index PT-administrar · administrar · Portuguese

administrar · rank #9,608 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,608
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH àqueles

Nearest frequency peer: àqueles (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “administrar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “administrar” 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).

administrar vs administrado
83% similar

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

Key facts for administrar
PropertyValue
Headwordadministrar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐd.mi.niʃ.ˈtɾaɾ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#9,608
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “administrar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).administrarcai 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 “àqueles” (#9,604), “afeto” (#9,612), “àquela” (#9,603). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “administrar” fica em #9,608. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around administrar (IPA /ɐd.mi.niʃ.ˈtɾaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,608 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for administrar, with forms such as "addministrar", "adimnistrar", and "admiinstrar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "administrado", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is administrar, spelled A-D-M-I-N-I-S-T-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    gerir; conduzir, governar, controlar, dirigir, gerenciar, reger, servir
  2. 2
    ministrar, conferir sacramentos
  3. 3
    aplicar (pena, castigo, golpe etc.), dar, fornecer medicamento

This word in other languages

administer(English)administrar(Español)administrer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • addministrar
  • adimnistrar
  • admiinstrar
  • adminisrtar
  • adminisstrar
  • administarr
  • administrarr
  • administrra
  • administrrar
  • administtrar
  • adminitsrar
  • adminnistrar
  • adminsitrar
  • admministrar
  • admniistrar
  • amdinistrar
  • daministrar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

addministrar1adimnistrar2admiinstrar2adminisrtar2adminisstrar1administarr2administrarr1administrra2
Edit distance from "administrar"

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 "administrar"?
"administrar" is spelled A-D-M-I-N-I-S-T-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐd.mi.niʃ.ˈtɾaɾ/.
What does "administrar" mean?
As a verb, "administrar" means: gerir; conduzir, governar, controlar, dirigir, gerenciar, reger, servir
What words are commonly confused with "administrar"?
"administrar" is commonly confused with "administrado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "administrar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "administrar" is /ɐd.mi.niʃ.ˈtɾaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "administrar" come from?
"administrar" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

arquipélago#9,620unanimidade#9,595sensacional#9,580mentalidade#9,721

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

ligeiramente17 variantspertencente17 variantsreconstruir17 variantsconsistente17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list