aliciar

/ɐ.li.ˈsjaɾ/

//ɐ.li.ˈsjaɾ// verb

The verdict

“aliciar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #64,603 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,603
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - seduzir, atrair, angariar

Corpus desk

Index PT-aliciar · aliciar · Portuguese

aliciar · rank #64,603 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,603
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH amarillo

Nearest frequency peer: amarillo (+6 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 “aliciar”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aliciar
PropertyValue
Headwordaliciar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.li.ˈsjaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#64,603
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “aliciar” em português

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “amarillo” (#64,609), “apreciável” (#64,617), “aber” (#64,583). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “aliciar” fica em #64,603. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aliciar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #64,603 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɐ.li.ˈsjaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for aliciar, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is aliciar, spelled A-L-I-C-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    seduzir, atrair, angariar
  2. 2
    subornar

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 "aliciar"?
"aliciar" is spelled A-L-I-C-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.li.ˈsjaɾ/.
What does "aliciar" mean?
As a verb, "aliciar" means: seduzir, atrair, angariar
How do you pronounce "aliciar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aliciar" is /ɐ.li.ˈsjaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aliciar" come from?
"aliciar" 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 "aliciar", 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