apontar

verb

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The verdict

“apontar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,816. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,816
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - direcionar parte do corpo ou objeto para algo que se quer chamar atenção;

Corpus desk

Index PT-apontar · apontar · Portuguese

apontar · rank #5,816 · 10 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,816
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH aposto

Nearest frequency peer: aposto (+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 “apontar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “apontar” 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).

apontar vs aposta
71% similar
apontar vs atentar
71% similar
apontar vs aprontar
88% similar

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

Key facts for apontar
PropertyValue
Headwordapontar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,816
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “apontar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).apontarcai 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 “aposto” (#5,817), “antigamente” (#5,814), “atrasado” (#5,820). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “apontar” fica em #5,816. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around apontar, averb. Corpus frequency is #5,816 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for apontar, with forms such as "aopntar", "apnotar", and "aponatr". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "aposta", "atentar", "aprontar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is apontar, spelled A-P-O-N-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    direcionar parte do corpo ou objeto para algo que se quer chamar atenção;
  2. 2
    registrar
  3. 3
    fazer pontaria
  4. 4
    formar ponta
  5. 5
    surgir, aparecer

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. apontar o lápis

This word in other languages

point(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aopntar
  • apnotar
  • aponatr
  • aponntar
  • apontarr
  • apontra
  • aponttar
  • apotnar
  • appontar
  • paontar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apontar - 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.

aopntar2apnotar2aponatr2aponntar1apontarr1apontra2aponttar1apotnar2
Edit distance from "apontar"

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 "apontar"?
"apontar" is spelled A-P-O-N-T-A-R.
What does "apontar" mean?
As a verb, "apontar" means: direcionar parte do corpo ou objeto para algo que se quer chamar atenção;
What words are commonly confused with "apontar"?
"apontar" is commonly confused with "aposta", "atentar", "aprontar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "apontar" come from?
"apontar" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

perdoar#5,777mochila#5,868juvenil#5,756impulso#5,748

Similar misspelling depth

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

Marrocos10 variantsinfecção10 variantsrebelde10 variantsvolante10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list