ara

/ˈa.ɾɐ/

//ˈa.ɾɐ// noun

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The verdict

“ara” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #21,083) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#21,083
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - altar

Corpus desk

Index PT-ara · ara · Portuguese

ara · rank #21,083 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,083
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH apêndice

Nearest frequency peer: apêndice (-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.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “ara”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “ara” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

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).

ara vs As
0% similar
ara vs at
33% similar
ara vs av
33% similar

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

Key facts for ara
PropertyValue
Headwordara
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈa.ɾɐ/
Letters3
Frequency rank#21,083
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “ara”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).aracai 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 “apêndice” (#21,082), “arara” (#21,084), “assinalar” (#21,085). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “ara” fica em #21,083. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for ara is neighbouring look-alikes ("As", "at", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /ˈa.ɾɐ/. Frequency #21,083 among 1,900 “A” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ara, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "As", "at", "av", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 ara, spelled A-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    altar
  2. 2
    pedra do altar
  3. 3
    lugar do sacrifício

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 "ara"?
"ara" is spelled A-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈa.ɾɐ/.
What does "ara" mean?
As a noun, "ara" means: altar
What words are commonly confused with "ara"?
"ara" is commonly confused with "As", "at", "av". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ara"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ara" is /ˈa.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ara" come from?
"ara" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

CPU#21,128fit#21,187moi#20,946IVA#21,221

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list