arder

/ɐɾ.ˈdeɾ/

//ɐɾ.ˈdeɾ// verb

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The verdict

“arder” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #20,500. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,500
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - inflamar-se, estar em chamas

Corpus desk

Index PT-arder · arder · Portuguese

arder · rank #20,500 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,500
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH arrepio

Nearest frequency peer: arrepio (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “arder”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “arder” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

arder vs are
60% similar
arder vs área
40% similar
arder vs arte
60% similar

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

Key facts for arder
PropertyValue
Headwordarder
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐɾ.ˈdeɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#20,500
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “arder”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).ardercai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “arrepio” (#20,501), “assimilação” (#20,505), “austral” (#20,507). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “arder” fica em #20,500. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around arder (IPA /ɐɾ.ˈdeɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,500 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for arder, with forms such as "adrer", "ardder", and "arderr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "are", "área", "arte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is arder, spelled A-R-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    inflamar-se, estar em chamas
  2. 2
    estar muito quente
  3. 3
    abrasar-se
  4. 4
    estar aceso
  5. 5
    diz-se das paixões das almas
  6. 6
    estar apaixonado; estar colérico; estar entusiasmado
  7. 7
    sentir muito calor
  8. 8
    causar ardor
  9. 9
    brilhar; cintilar
  10. 10
    estar inquieto; estar sobressaltado
  11. 11
    ter muita febre
  12. 12
    ter-lhe muito amor

This word in other languages

burn(English)arder(Español)brûler(Français)brennen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adrer
  • ardder
  • arderr
  • ardre
  • aredr
  • arrder
  • rader

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arder - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

adrer2ardder1arderr1ardre2aredr2arrder1rader2
Edit distance from "arder"

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 "arder"?
"arder" is spelled A-R-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐɾ.ˈdeɾ/.
What does "arder" mean?
As a verb, "arder" means: inflamar-se, estar em chamas
What words are commonly confused with "arder"?
"arder" is commonly confused with "are", "área", "arte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arder" is /ɐɾ.ˈdeɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arder" come from?
"arder" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bring#20,516túlio#20,459feixe#20,604fetal#20,605

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

arrepio7 variantshaste7 variantsfusca7 variantsvulgo7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list