alienar

//ɐ.lje.ˈnaɾ// verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,979

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

alienar is aPortugueseverb. It means: (prep. a, para) transferir legitimamente para outrem a propriedade, o direito ou o domínio que tem sobre algo Pronounced /ɐ.lje.ˈnaɾ/. Often confused with alisar and alterar.

Key facts for alienar
PropertyValue
Headwordalienar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.lje.ˈnaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#38,979
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for alienar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.lje.ˈnaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #38,979 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for alienar, with forms such as "ailenar", "aleinar", and "alieanr". 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, "alisar", "alterar", "aliviar", 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 alienar, spelled A-L-I-E-N-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (prep. a, para) transferir legitimamente para outrem a propriedade, o direito ou o domínio que tem sobre algo
  2. 2
    impedir que alguém tenha consciência da realidade ou seja crítico no que concerne a ela
  3. 3
    afastar, desviar
  4. 4
    produzir discórdia; indispor, malquistar
  5. 5
    causar ou vir a ter perturbação mental
  6. 6
    (prep. de) tornar-se alheio, indiferente a; afastar-se emocionalmente de

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ailenar,aleinar,alieanr,alienarr,aliennar,alienra,alinear,allienar,laienar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for alienar

Misspelling Variants of "alienar"

ailenar7aleinar7alieanr7alienarr8aliennar8alienra7alinear7allienar8
Misspelling Variants of "alienar"

Frequency rank: #38,979 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alienar"?
"alienar" is spelled A-L-I-E-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.lje.ˈnaɾ/.
What does "alienar" mean?
As a verb, "alienar" means: (prep. a, para) transferir legitimamente para outrem a propriedade, o direito ou o domínio que tem sobre algo
What words are commonly confused with "alienar"?
"alienar" is commonly confused with "alisar", "alterar", "aliviar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alienar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alienar" is /ɐ.lje.ˈnaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alienar" come from?
"alienar" 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.