amaciar

/ɐ.mɐ.ˈsjaɾ/

//ɐ.mɐ.ˈsjaɾ// verb

The verdict

“amaciar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #63,961 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,961
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tornar macio

Corpus desk

Index PT-amaciar · amaciar · Portuguese

amaciar · rank #63,961 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,961
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH amarelar

Nearest frequency peer: amarelar (+4 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “amaciar”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “amaciar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for amaciar
PropertyValue
Headwordamaciar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.mɐ.ˈsjaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#63,961
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “amaciar” em português

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “amarelar” (#63,965), “amortecer” (#63,968), “airplane” (#63,953). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “amaciar” fica em #63,961. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

amaciar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #63,961 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɐ.mɐ.ˈsjaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for amaciar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is amaciar, spelled A-M-A-C-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    tornar macio
  2. 2
    suavizar

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 "amaciar"?
"amaciar" is spelled A-M-A-C-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.mɐ.ˈsjaɾ/.
What does "amaciar" mean?
As a verb, "amaciar" means: tornar macio
How do you pronounce "amaciar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amaciar" is /ɐ.mɐ.ˈsjaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amaciar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list