arder

//ɐɾ.ˈdeɾ// verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,500

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

arder is aPortugueseverb. It means: inflamar-se, estar em chamas Pronounced /ɐɾ.ˈdeɾ/. Often confused with are and área.

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)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for arder is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐɾ.ˈdeɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #20,500 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for arder, with forms such as "adrer", "ardder", and "arderr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "are", "área", "arte", and more, 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 arder, spelled A-R-D-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: adrer,ardder,arderr,ardre,aredr,arrder,rader

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for arder

Misspelling Variants of "arder"

adrer5ardder6arderr6ardre5aredr5arrder6rader5
Misspelling Variants of "arder"

Frequency rank: #20,500 in Portuguese

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter A in our Portuguese index:

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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.