ancorar

/ã.ko.ˈɾaɹ/

//ã.ko.ˈɾaɹ// verb

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The verdict

“ancorar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #47,178. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,178
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lançar âncora ao mar

Corpus desk

Index PT-ancorar · ancorar · Portuguese

ancorar · rank #47,178 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,178
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH alcalino

Nearest frequency peer: alcalino (-13 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 “ancorar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ancorar” 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).

ancorar vs adorar
71% similar
ancorar vs âncora
71% similar
ancorar vs acordar
71% similar

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

Key facts for ancorar
PropertyValue
Headwordancorar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ã.ko.ˈɾaɹ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#47,178
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ancorar”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.ancorarcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “alcalino” (#47,165), “Afrique” (#47,159), “basebol” (#47,197). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “ancorar” fica em #47,178. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around ancorar (IPA /ã.ko.ˈɾaɹ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #47,178 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for ancorar, with forms such as "acnorar", "anccorar", and "ancoarr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "adorar", "âncora", "acordar", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is ancorar, spelled A-N-C-O-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    lançar âncora ao mar
  2. 2
    fixar embarcação por meio do lançamento da âncora ao mar
  3. 3
    ser o âncora de

This word in other languages

anchor(English)ancrer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acnorar
  • anccorar
  • ancoarr
  • ancorarr
  • ancorra
  • ancorrar
  • ancroar
  • anncorar
  • anocrar
  • nacorar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ancorar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acnorar2anccorar1ancoarr2ancorarr1ancorra2ancorrar1ancroar2anncorar1
Edit distance from "ancorar"

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 "ancorar"?
"ancorar" is spelled A-N-C-O-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ã.ko.ˈɾaɹ/.
What does "ancorar" mean?
As a verb, "ancorar" means: lançar âncora ao mar
What words are commonly confused with "ancorar"?
"ancorar" is commonly confused with "adorar", "âncora", "acordar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ancorar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ancorar" is /ã.ko.ˈɾaɹ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ancorar" come from?
"ancorar" 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 "ancorar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Afrique#47,159basebol#47,197despido#47,293esquiar#47,345

Similar misspelling depth

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

diapasão10 variantsdissuasão10 variantsfuligem10 variantsmedonho10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list