afrontar

/ɐ.fɾõ.ˈtaɾ/

//ɐ.fɾõ.ˈtaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“afrontar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #34,988. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,988
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - colocar fronte a fronte

Corpus desk

Index PT-afrontar · afrontar · Portuguese

afrontar · rank #34,988 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,988
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH afluente

Nearest frequency peer: afluente (-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 “afrontar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “afrontar” 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).

afrontar vs apontar
75% similar
afrontar vs arrotar
75% similar
afrontar vs aprontar
88% similar

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

Key facts for afrontar
PropertyValue
Headwordafrontar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.fɾõ.ˈtaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#34,988
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “afrontar”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “afluente” (#34,987), “altruísta” (#34,995), “ambientalmente” (#34,996). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “afrontar” fica em #34,988. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around afrontar (IPA /ɐ.fɾõ.ˈtaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,988 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for afrontar, with forms such as "affrontar", "aforntar", and "afrnotar". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "apontar", "arrotar", "aprontar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is afrontar, spelled A-F-R-O-N-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    colocar fronte a fronte
  2. 2
    fazer afronta a ; desprezar; insultar; ofender
  3. 3
    atacar; assaltar; hostilizar
  4. 4
    encarar; enfrentar; olhar de frente
  5. 5
    sustentar; manter
  6. 6
    ansiar-se o coração
  7. 7
    abafar com calor ou fadiga

This word in other languages

afrontar(Español)affronter(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • affrontar
  • aforntar
  • afrnotar
  • afronatr
  • afronntar
  • afrontarr
  • afrontra
  • afronttar
  • afrotnar
  • afrrontar
  • arfontar
  • farontar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of afrontar - 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.

affrontar1aforntar2afrnotar2afronatr2afronntar1afrontarr1afrontra2afronttar1
Edit distance from "afrontar"

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 "afrontar"?
"afrontar" is spelled A-F-R-O-N-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.fɾõ.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "afrontar" mean?
As a verb, "afrontar" means: colocar fronte a fronte
What words are commonly confused with "afrontar"?
"afrontar" is commonly confused with "apontar", "arrotar", "aprontar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "afrontar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "afrontar" is /ɐ.fɾõ.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "afrontar" come from?
"afrontar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

afluente#34,987Beaumont#35,033subornar#34,934sociedad#34,923

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

replicar12 variantsrefresco12 variantsinacabado12 variantsIndonesia12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list