arrepiar

/ɐ.Rɨ.ˈpjaɾ/

//ɐ.Rɨ.ˈpjaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“arrepiar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #25,197. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,197
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fazer ao arrepio, em sentido contrário ao natural

Corpus desk

Index PT-arrepiar · arrepiar · Portuguese

arrepiar · rank #25,197 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,197
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH assentar

Nearest frequency peer: assentar (+2 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 “arrepiar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “arrepiar” 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).

arrepiar vs arrepio
75% similar
arrepiar vs apreciar
75% similar
arrepiar vs arrendar
75% similar

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

Key facts for arrepiar
PropertyValue
Headwordarrepiar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.Rɨ.ˈpjaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,197
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “arrepiar”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “assentar” (#25,199), “autista” (#25,201), “autodefesa” (#25,202). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “arrepiar” fica em #25,197. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around arrepiar (IPA /ɐ.Rɨ.ˈpjaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,197 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for arrepiar, with forms such as "arepiar", "arerpiar", and "arreipar". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "arrepio", "apreciar", "arrendar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is arrepiar, spelled A-R-R-E-P-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    fazer ao arrepio, em sentido contrário ao natural
  2. 2
    provocar arrepios (de frio, medo ou excitação); horrorizar; horripilar:
  3. 3
    pentear cabelo para trás; ficar com os cabelos ou os pelos em pé, eriçar:
  4. 4
    preparar (o peixe) fazendo uns golpes e salgando ao arrepio:
  5. 5
    arrepanhar (roupa) para arregaçar; franzir; encrespar:
  6. 6
    reflexo
  7. 7
    sentir arrepios ou calafrios:

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how arrepiar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Aquela cena arrepiou todo o mundo.
  2. Gosto que me arrepies o cabelo desse jeito bem teu.

Synonyms

erriçar

This word in other languages

schauern(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arepiar
  • arerpiar
  • arreipar
  • arrepair
  • arrepiarr
  • arrepira
  • arreppiar
  • arrpeiar
  • rarepiar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arrepiar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

arepiar1arerpiar2arreipar2arrepair2arrepiarr1arrepira2arreppiar1arrpeiar2
Edit distance from "arrepiar"

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 "arrepiar"?
"arrepiar" is spelled A-R-R-E-P-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.Rɨ.ˈpjaɾ/.
What does "arrepiar" mean?
As a verb, "arrepiar" means: fazer ao arrepio, em sentido contrário ao natural
What words are commonly confused with "arrepiar"?
"arrepiar" is commonly confused with "arrepio", "apreciar", "arrendar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arrepiar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arrepiar" is /ɐ.Rɨ.ˈpjaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arrepiar" come from?
"arrepiar" 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 "arrepiar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

assentar#25,199benéfico#25,209bimestre#25,213voltagem#25,175

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

autista9 variantsbesouro9 variantscapelão9 variantscercar9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list