angustiar
/ɐ̃.ɡuʃ.ˈtjaɾ/
The verdict
“angustiar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - causar angústia ou aflição:
Corpus desk
Index PT-angustiar · angustiar · Portuguese
angustiar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | angustiar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɐ̃.ɡuʃ.ˈtjaɾ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “angustiar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
angustiar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ɐ̃.ɡuʃ.ˈtjaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "causar angústia ou aflição:".
angustiar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is angustiar, spelled A-N-G-U-S-T-I-A-R.
Definition
- 1causar angústia ou aflição:
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how angustiar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Angustiava-o a fome dos povos do Terceiro Mundo.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.