# alongar

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /ɐ.lõ.ˈɡaɾ/ · frequency rank #37,178

## Definitions
1. tornar mais longo
2. desdobrar
3. estender
4. aumentar a duração de, prolongar, demorar
5. afastar, distanciar
6. estender-se
7. afastar-se
8. retirar-se de
9. demorar-se

## Easily confused with
- **alugar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alongar-vs-alugar)
- **apontar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alongar-vs-apontar)
- **afogar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/afogar-vs-alongar)
- **alegar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alegar-vs-alongar)
- **alocar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alocar-vs-alongar)
- **alojar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alojar-vs-alongar)
- **alinhar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alinhar-vs-alongar)

## Common misspellings (10)
`allongar`, `alnogar`, `alognar`, `alonagr`, `alongarr`, `alonggar`, `alongra`, `alonngar`, `aolngar`, `laongar`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/alongar