apagar

verb

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The verdict

“apagar” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,285. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,285
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fazer desaparecer (raspando, etc.)

Corpus desk

Index PT-apagar · apagar · Portuguese

apagar · rank #4,285 · 8 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,285
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH amplo

Nearest frequency peer: amplo (-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 “apagar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “apagar” 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).

apagar vs apesar
67% similar
apagar vs apoiar
67% similar
apagar vs atacar
67% similar

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

Key facts for apagar
PropertyValue
Headwordapagar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,285
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “apagar”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “amplo” (#4,284), “apple” (#4,286), “africano” (#4,283). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “apagar” fica em #4,285. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around apagar, averb. Corpus frequency is #4,285 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for apagar, with forms such as "aapgar", "apaagr", and "apagarr". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "apesar", "apoiar", "atacar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is apagar, spelled A-P-A-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    fazer desaparecer (raspando, etc.)
  2. 2
    fazer cessar
  3. 3
    extinguir, sumir
  4. 4
    acabar, morrer
  5. 5
    perder os sentidos, desmaiar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how apagar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ele apagou do nada.

This word in other languages

erase(English)borrar(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aapgar
  • apaagr
  • apagarr
  • apaggar
  • apagra
  • apgaar
  • appagar
  • paagar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apagar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aapgar2apaagr2apagarr1apaggar1apagra2apgaar2appagar1paagar2
Edit distance from "apagar"

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 "apagar"?
"apagar" is spelled A-P-A-G-A-R.
What does "apagar" mean?
As a verb, "apagar" means: fazer desaparecer (raspando, etc.)
What words are commonly confused with "apagar"?
"apagar" is commonly confused with "apesar", "apoiar", "atacar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "apagar" come from?
"apagar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

vestir#4,277Garcia#4,312idioma#4,316grátis#4,237

Similar misspelling depth

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

espada8 variantsacessar8 variantsatraso8 variantsactual8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list