atinar

/ɐ.ti.ˈnaɾ/

//ɐ.ti.ˈnaɾ// verb

The verdict

“atinar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #87,938 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,938
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - executar com tino

Corpus desk

Index PT-atinar · atinar · Portuguese

atinar · rank #87,938 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,938
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH Atem

Nearest frequency peer: Atem (-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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “atinar”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “atinar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for atinar
PropertyValue
Headwordatinar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.ti.ˈnaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#87,938
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “atinar” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.atinarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “Atem” (#87,936), “Asphalt” (#87,933), “auta” (#87,944). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “atinar” fica em #87,938. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

atinar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #87,938 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɐ.ti.ˈnaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for atinar, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is atinar, spelled A-T-I-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    executar com tino
  2. 2
    acertar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Não havia meio de eu atinar com o sentido de tudo aquilo. Estava no ar e me parecia ao mesmo tempo estar entre doidos.

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 "atinar"?
"atinar" is spelled A-T-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ti.ˈnaɾ/.
What does "atinar" mean?
As a verb, "atinar" means: executar com tino
How do you pronounce "atinar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "atinar" is /ɐ.ti.ˈnaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list