aquilatar
/ɐ.ki.lɐ.ˈtaɾ/
The verdict
“aquilatar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - determinar o quilate de (metal ou pedra preciosa)
Corpus desk
Index PT-aquilatar · aquilatar · Portuguese
aquilatar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aquilatar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɐ.ki.lɐ.ˈtaɾ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “aquilatar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
aquilatar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ɐ.ki.lɐ.ˈtaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aquilatar, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is aquilatar, spelled A-Q-U-I-L-A-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1determinar o quilate de (metal ou pedra preciosa)
- 2avaliar, apreciar, julgar o valor de
- 3tornar(-se) melhor; aperfeiçoar(-se), apurar(-se)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how aquilatar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Em nenhuma das reuniões públicas em que o projeto de lei dessa revisão foi apresentado procedeu-se a uma comparação entre os artigos do plano vigente e os artigos contidos no novo, a fim de que os participantes pudessem aquilatar a enormidade do que se pretende alterar. Por isso tais debates foram viciados e ineficazes.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.