alterar

/aɫ.tɨ.ˈɾaɾ/

//aɫ.tɨ.ˈɾaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“alterar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,593. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,593
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tornar diferente em algum aspecto como tamanho, peso, estilo, etc

Corpus desk

Index PT-alterar · alterar · Portuguese

alterar · rank #5,593 · 10 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,593
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH algodão

Nearest frequency peer: algodão (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “alterar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “alterar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

alterar vs atear
71% similar
alterar vs altura
71% similar
alterar vs atirar
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for alterar
PropertyValue
Headwordalterar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/aɫ.tɨ.ˈɾaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,593
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “alterar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).alterarcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “algodão” (#5,592), “alteração” (#5,594), “acertar” (#5,590). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “alterar” fica em #5,593. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around alterar (IPA /aɫ.tɨ.ˈɾaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,593 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for alterar, with forms such as "aletrar", "allterar", and "altearr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "atear", "altura", "atirar", 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is alterar, spelled A-L-T-E-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    tornar diferente em algum aspecto como tamanho, peso, estilo, etc
  2. 2
    perder a serenidade

This word in other languages

alter(English)alterar(Español)altérer(Français)ändern(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aletrar
  • allterar
  • altearr
  • alterarr
  • alterra
  • alterrar
  • altrear
  • altterar
  • atlerar
  • laterar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alterar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aletrar2allterar1altearr2alterarr1alterra2alterrar1altrear2altterar1
Edit distance from "alterar"

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 "alterar"?
"alterar" is spelled A-L-T-E-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /aɫ.tɨ.ˈɾaɾ/.
What does "alterar" mean?
As a verb, "alterar" means: tornar diferente em algum aspecto como tamanho, peso, estilo, etc
What words are commonly confused with "alterar"?
"alterar" is commonly confused with "atear", "altura", "atirar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alterar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alterar" is /aɫ.tɨ.ˈɾaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alterar" come from?
"alterar" 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 "alterar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

algodão#5,592acertar#5,590roubado#5,576parcial#5,566

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

fortuna10 variantsescravo10 variantsencarar10 variantsdiploma10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list