ajustar

/ɐ.ʒuʃ.ˈtaɾ/

//ɐ.ʒuʃ.ˈtaɾ// verb

The verdict

“ajustar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #12,602. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,602
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fazer pequeno conserto ou ajuste numa peça de vestuário

Corpus desk

Index PT-ajustar · ajustar · Portuguese

ajustar · rank #12,602 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,602
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH alienígena

Nearest frequency peer: alienígena (+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 “ajustar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ajustar” 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).

ajustar vs ajuste
71% similar
ajustar vs alistar
71% similar
ajustar vs avistar
71% similar

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

Key facts for ajustar
PropertyValue
Headwordajustar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.ʒuʃ.ˈtaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,602
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ajustar”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.ajustarcai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “alienígena” (#12,603), “agropecuária” (#12,600), “amistoso” (#12,604). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “ajustar” fica em #12,602. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around ajustar (IPA /ɐ.ʒuʃ.ˈtaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,602 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for ajustar, with forms such as "ajjustar", "ajsutar", and "ajusatr". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "ajuste", "alistar", "avistar", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is ajustar, spelled A-J-U-S-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    fazer pequeno conserto ou ajuste numa peça de vestuário
  2. 2
    fazer com que uma máquina ou equipamento esteja perfeitamente adaptado para cumprir sua função
  3. 3
    interpolar; desenhar uma função baseada em pontos num gráfico

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. O alfaiate ajustou o cós da calça.
  2. Durante o check-up o mecânico ajustou o freio.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ajjustar
  • ajsutar
  • ajusatr
  • ajusstar
  • ajustarr
  • ajustra
  • ajusttar
  • ajutsar
  • aujstar
  • jaustar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ajustar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ajjustar1ajsutar2ajusatr2ajusstar1ajustarr1ajustra2ajusttar1ajutsar2
Edit distance from "ajustar"

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 "ajustar"?
"ajustar" is spelled A-J-U-S-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ʒuʃ.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "ajustar" mean?
As a verb, "ajustar" means: fazer pequeno conserto ou ajuste numa peça de vestuário
What words are commonly confused with "ajustar"?
"ajustar" is commonly confused with "ajuste", "alistar", "avistar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ajustar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ajustar" is /ɐ.ʒuʃ.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ajustar" come from?
"ajustar" 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 "ajustar", 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