arrepiar

//ɐ.Rɨ.ˈpjaɾ// verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,197

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

arrepiar is aPortugueseverb. It means: fazer ao arrepio, em sentido contrário ao natural Pronounced /ɐ.Rɨ.ˈpjaɾ/. Often confused with arrepio and apreciar.

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)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for arrepiar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.Rɨ.ˈpjaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #25,197 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for arrepiar, with forms such as "arepiar", "arerpiar", and "arreipar". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "arrepio", "apreciar", "arrendar", 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 arrepiar, spelled A-R-R-E-P-I-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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:

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: arepiar,arerpiar,arreipar,arrepair,arrepiarr,arrepira,arreppiar,arrpeiar,rarepiar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for arrepiar

Misspelling Variants of "arrepiar"

arepiar7arerpiar8arreipar8arrepair8arrepiarr9arrepira8arreppiar9arrpeiar8
Misspelling Variants of "arrepiar"

Frequency rank: #25,197 in Portuguese

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