aldrabar
/aɫ.dɾɐ.ˈbaɾ/
The verdict
“aldrabar” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - fechar com aldraba
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aldrabar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /aɫ.dɾɐ.ˈbaɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aldrabar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for aldrabar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /aɫ.dɾɐ.ˈbaɾ/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for aldrabar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is aldrabar, spelled A-L-D-R-A-B-A-R.
Definition
- 1fechar com aldraba
- 2falar mal dalguém ou dalgo, enganar
- 3fazer um trabalho de forma imperfeita
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “aldrabar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-L-D-R-A-B-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /aɫ.dɾɐ.ˈbaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.