apossar
The verdict
“apossar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #50,341 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,341
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,900
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dar posse a; empossar
Corpus desk
Index PT-apossar · apossar · Portuguese
apossar · rank #50,341 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,341
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,900
- PHOTO-FINISH antecâmara
Nearest frequency peer: antecâmara (-7 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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “apossar”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- andaime
andaime
49,669 corpus weight
- anno
anno
49,668 corpus weight
- antecâmara
antecâmara
49,667 corpus weight
- apossar
apossar
49,660 corpus weight
- assimétrico
assimétrico
49,652 corpus weight
- assistencial
assistencial
49,651 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “apossar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apossar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #50,341 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “apossar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
apossar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #50,341 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for apossar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists 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 apossar, spelled A-P-O-S-S-A-R.
Definition
- 1dar posse a; empossar
- 2tomar indevidamente posse de; usurpar
- 3dominar por completo
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how apossar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Apossou-o no cargo de secretário.
Apossou-se dos bens da família.
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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