assinalar
/ɐ.si.nɐ.ˈlaɾ/
The verdict
“assinalar” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #21,085 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #21,085
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pôr marca ou sinal em
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | assinalar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɐ.si.nɐ.ˈlaɾ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #21,085 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “assinalar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for assinalar is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.si.nɐ.ˈlaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #21,085 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 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
- 1pôr marca ou sinal em
- 2indicar, dar a conhecer
- 3tornar evidente; destacar, evidenciar, ressaltar, salientar
- 4apontar, distinguir, marcar, mostrar, notar
- 5ser o sinal, o símbolo, a representação de; designar
- 6marcar (o gado) mediante cortes nas orelhas
- 7tornar-se visível; aparecer, suscitar-se, surgir
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.
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.
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Using “assinalar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-S-S-I-N-A-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐ.si.nɐ.ˈlaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “assinar” - see the side-by-side comparison. assinalar vs assinar
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.