alinhar

//a.li.'ɲaχ/, /a.li.'ɲaː// verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,073

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

alinhar is aPortugueseverb. It means: dispor em linha reta Pronounced /a.li.'ɲaχ/, /a.li.'ɲaː/. Often confused with alisar and apanhar.

Key facts for alinhar
PropertyValue
Headwordalinhar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/a.li.'ɲaχ/, /a.li.'ɲaː/
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,073
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for alinhar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /a.li.'ɲaχ/, /a.li.'ɲaː/. Corpus data places it at rank #21,073 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 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 alinhar, with forms such as "ailnhar", "alihnar", and "alinahr". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "alisar", "apanhar", "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 alinhar, spelled A-L-I-N-H-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    dispor em linha reta
  2. 2
    estar em linha reta
  3. 3
    enfileirar-se
  4. 4
    concordar, aderir

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ailnhar,alihnar,alinahr,alinharr,alinhhar,alinhra,alinnhar,allinhar,alnihar,lainhar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for alinhar

Misspelling Variants of "alinhar"

ailnhar7alihnar7alinahr7alinharr8alinhhar8alinhra7alinnhar8allinhar8
Misspelling Variants of "alinhar"

Frequency rank: #21,073 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alinhar"?
"alinhar" is spelled A-L-I-N-H-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /a.li.'ɲaχ/, /a.li.'ɲaː/.
What does "alinhar" mean?
As a verb, "alinhar" means: dispor em linha reta
What words are commonly confused with "alinhar"?
"alinhar" is commonly confused with "alisar", "apanhar", "aliviar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alinhar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alinhar" is /a.li.'ɲaχ/, /a.li.'ɲaː/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alinhar" come from?
"alinhar" 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.