alugar

/ɐ.lu.ˈɡaɾ/

//ɐ.lu.ˈɡaɾ// verb

The verdict

“alugar” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,951. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,951
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dar de aluguel

Corpus desk

Index PT-alugar · alugar · Portuguese

alugar · rank #9,951 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,951
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH alterado

Nearest frequency peer: alterado (-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 “alugar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “alugar” 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).

alugar vs atuar
67% similar
alugar vs apagar
67% similar
alugar vs alusão
50% similar

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

Key facts for alugar
PropertyValue
Headwordalugar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.lu.ˈɡaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,951
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “alugar”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “alterado” (#9,950), “ameaçar” (#9,952), “admissão” (#9,949). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “alugar” fica em #9,951. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around alugar (IPA /ɐ.lu.ˈɡaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,951 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for alugar, with forms such as "alguar", "allugar", and "aluagr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "atuar", "apagar", "alusão", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is alugar, spelled A-L-U-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    dar de aluguel
  2. 2
    tomar de aluguel
  3. 3
    arrendar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alguar
  • allugar
  • aluagr
  • alugarr
  • aluggar
  • alugra
  • aulgar
  • laugar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alugar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

alguar2allugar1aluagr2alugarr1aluggar1alugra2aulgar2laugar2
Edit distance from "alugar"

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 "alugar"?
"alugar" is spelled A-L-U-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.lu.ˈɡaɾ/.
What does "alugar" mean?
As a verb, "alugar" means: dar de aluguel
What words are commonly confused with "alugar"?
"alugar" is commonly confused with "atuar", "apagar", "alusão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alugar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alugar" is /ɐ.lu.ˈɡaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alugar" come from?
"alugar" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "alugar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list