amargar
/ɐ.mɐɾ.ˈɡaɾ/
The verdict
“amargar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,940 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,940
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4,352
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ter gosto amargo
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | amargar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɐ.mɐɾ.ˈɡaɾ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #72,940 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “amargar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
amargar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,940 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɐ.mɐɾ.ˈɡaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for amargar, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 amargar, spelled A-M-A-R-G-A-R.
Definition
- 1ter gosto amargo
- 2tornar amargo
- 3tornar desagradável
- 4sofrer
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.
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Using “amargar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-M-A-R-G-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐ.mɐɾ.ˈɡaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.