aproximar

//ɐ.pɾɔ.si.ˈmaɾ// verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,380

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

aproximar is aPortugueseverb. It means: chegar perto Pronounced /ɐ.pɾɔ.si.ˈmaɾ/. It ranks #5,380 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with aproximado.

Key facts for aproximar
PropertyValue
Headwordaproximar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.pɾɔ.si.ˈmaɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,380
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of aproximar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for aproximar is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.pɾɔ.si.ˈmaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,380 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for aproximar, with forms such as "aporximar", "approximar", and "aproixmar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "aproximado", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is aproximar, spelled A-P-R-O-X-I-M-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    chegar perto
  2. 2
    diminuir a distância entre duas coisas
  3. 3
    fazer um cálculo aproximativo

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aporximar,approximar,aproixmar,aproxiamr,aproximarr,aproximmar,aproximra,aproxmiar,aproxximar,aprroximar,aprxoimar,arpoximar,paroximar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for aproximar

Misspelling Variants of "aproximar"

aporximar9approximar10aproixmar9aproxiamr9aproximarr10aproximmar10aproximra9aproxmiar9
Misspelling Variants of "aproximar"

Frequency rank: #5,380 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aproximar"?
"aproximar" is spelled A-P-R-O-X-I-M-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.pɾɔ.si.ˈmaɾ/.
What does "aproximar" mean?
As a verb, "aproximar" means: chegar perto
What words are commonly confused with "aproximar"?
"aproximar" is commonly confused with "aproximado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aproximar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aproximar" is /ɐ.pɾɔ.si.ˈmaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aproximar" come from?
"aproximar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.