apunhalar

/ɐ.pu.ɲɐ.ˈlaɾ/

//ɐ.pu.ɲɐ.ˈlaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“apunhalar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #70,762 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,762
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ferir com punhal

Corpus desk

Index PT-apunhalar · apunhalar · Portuguese

apunhalar · rank #70,762 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,762
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH astrológico

Nearest frequency peer: astrológico (+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 “apunhalar”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “apunhalar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for apunhalar
PropertyValue
Headwordapunhalar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.pu.ɲɐ.ˈlaɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#70,762
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “apunhalar” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.apunhalarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “astrológico” (#70,769), “antológico” (#70,752), “aterrador” (#70,772). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “apunhalar” fica em #70,762. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

apunhalar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #70,762 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɐ.pu.ɲɐ.ˈlaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for apunhalar in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is apunhalar, spelled A-P-U-N-H-A-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ferir com punhal
  2. 2
    matar com punhal
  3. 3
    ofender profundamente
  4. 4
    causar dor violenta

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 "apunhalar"?
"apunhalar" is spelled A-P-U-N-H-A-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.pu.ɲɐ.ˈlaɾ/.
What does "apunhalar" mean?
As a verb, "apunhalar" means: ferir com punhal
How do you pronounce "apunhalar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apunhalar" is /ɐ.pu.ɲɐ.ˈlaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apunhalar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aterrador#70,772claraboia#70,849enrustido#70,951escrúpulo#70,964

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list