assinalar

/ɐ.si.nɐ.ˈlaɾ/

//ɐ.si.nɐ.ˈlaɾ// verb

The verdict

“assinalar” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #21,085. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,085
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pôr marca ou sinal em

Corpus desk

Index PT-assinalar · assinalar · Portuguese

assinalar · rank #21,085 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,085
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH arara

Nearest frequency peer: arara (-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 “assinalar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “assinalar” 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).

assinalar vs assinar
78% similar
assinalar vs assimilar
78% similar
assinalar vs assinalado
80% similar

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

Key facts for assinalar
PropertyValue
Headwordassinalar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.si.nɐ.ˈlaɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#21,085
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “assinalar”

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around assinalar (IPA /ɐ.si.nɐ.ˈlaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,085 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for assinalar, with forms such as "asinalar", "asisnalar", and "assianlar". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "assinar", "assimilar", "assinalado", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is assinalar, spelled A-S-S-I-N-A-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    pôr marca ou sinal em
  2. 2
    indicar, dar a conhecer
  3. 3
    tornar evidente; destacar, evidenciar, ressaltar, salientar
  4. 4
    apontar, distinguir, marcar, mostrar, notar
  5. 5
    ser o sinal, o símbolo, a representação de; designar
  6. 6
    marcar (o gado) mediante cortes nas orelhas
  7. 7
    tornar-se visível; aparecer, suscitar-se, surgir

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Assinalou sua culpa com suas ações.
  2. Assinalou mais um problema.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asinalar
  • asisnalar
  • assianlar
  • assinaalr
  • assinalarr
  • assinallar
  • assinalra
  • assinlaar
  • assinnalar
  • assnialar
  • sasinalar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of assinalar - 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.

asinalar1asisnalar2assianlar2assinaalr2assinalarr1assinallar1assinalra2assinlaar2
Edit distance from "assinalar"

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 "assinalar"?
"assinalar" is spelled A-S-S-I-N-A-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.si.nɐ.ˈlaɾ/.
What does "assinalar" mean?
As a verb, "assinalar" means: pôr marca ou sinal em
What words are commonly confused with "assinalar"?
"assinalar" is commonly confused with "assinar", "assimilar", "assinalado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "assinalar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "assinalar" is /ɐ.si.nɐ.ˈlaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "assinalar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list