algemar

/aɫ.ʒɨ.ˈmaɾ/

//aɫ.ʒɨ.ˈmaɾ// verb

The verdict

“algemar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #76,872 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,872
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - prender com algemas

Corpus desk

Index PT-algemar · algemar · Portuguese

algemar · rank #76,872 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,872
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH alguien

Nearest frequency peer: alguien (+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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “algemar”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “algemar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for algemar
PropertyValue
Headwordalgemar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/aɫ.ʒɨ.ˈmaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#76,872
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “algemar” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.algemarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “alguien” (#76,873), “afternoon” (#76,861), “apre” (#76,890). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “algemar” fica em #76,872. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

algemar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #76,872 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /aɫ.ʒɨ.ˈmaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "prender com algemas".

algemar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 algemar, spelled A-L-G-E-M-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    prender com algemas

This word in other languages

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 "algemar"?
"algemar" is spelled A-L-G-E-M-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /aɫ.ʒɨ.ˈmaɾ/.
What does "algemar" mean?
As a verb, "algemar" means: prender com algemas
How do you pronounce "algemar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "algemar" is /aɫ.ʒɨ.ˈmaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "algemar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list