agitar

/ɐ.ʒi.ˈtaɾ/

//ɐ.ʒi.ˈtaɾ// verb

The verdict

“agitar” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #16,211. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,211
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abanar, sacudir

Corpus desk

Index PT-agitar · agitar · Portuguese

agitar · rank #16,211 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,211
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH alavanca

Nearest frequency peer: alavanca (+2 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 “agitar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “agitar” 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).

agitar vs atar
67% similar
agitar vs altar
67% similar
agitar vs aliar
67% similar

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

Key facts for agitar
PropertyValue
Headwordagitar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.ʒi.ˈtaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,211
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “agitar”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.agitarcai 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 “alavanca” (#16,213), “amadurecimento” (#16,214), “abóbora” (#16,207). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “agitar” fica em #16,211. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around agitar (IPA /ɐ.ʒi.ˈtaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,211 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for agitar, with forms such as "aggitar", "agiatr", and "agitarr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "atar", "altar", "aliar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is agitar, spelled A-G-I-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    abanar, sacudir
  2. 2
    excitar

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aggitar
  • agiatr
  • agitarr
  • agitra
  • agittar
  • agtiar
  • aigtar
  • gaitar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aggitar1agiatr2agitarr1agitra2agittar1agtiar2aigtar2gaitar2
Edit distance from "agitar"

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 "agitar"?
"agitar" is spelled A-G-I-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ʒi.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "agitar" mean?
As a verb, "agitar" means: abanar, sacudir
What words are commonly confused with "agitar"?
"agitar" is commonly confused with "atar", "altar", "aliar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "agitar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agitar" is /ɐ.ʒi.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agitar" come from?
"agitar" 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 "agitar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list