ajustar

//ɐ.ʒuʃ.ˈtaɾ// verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,602

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

ajustar is aPortugueseverb. It means: fazer pequeno conserto ou ajuste numa peça de vestuário Pronounced /ɐ.ʒuʃ.ˈtaɾ/. Often confused with ajuste and alistar.

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)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ajustar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for ajustar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.ʒuʃ.ˈtaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #12,602 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for ajustar, with forms such as "ajjustar", "ajsutar", and "ajusatr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "ajuste", "alistar", "avistar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is ajustar, spelled A-J-U-S-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ajjustar,ajsutar,ajusatr,ajusstar,ajustarr,ajustra,ajusttar,ajutsar,aujstar,jaustar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ajustar

Misspelling Variants of "ajustar"

ajjustar8ajsutar7ajusatr7ajusstar8ajustarr8ajustra7ajusttar8ajutsar7
Misspelling Variants of "ajustar"

Frequency rank: #12,602 in Portuguese

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.