avivar

/ɐ.vi.ˈvaɾ/

//ɐ.vi.ˈvaɾ// verb

The verdict

“avivar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #86,175 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,175
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dar viveza a

Corpus desk

Index PT-avivar · avivar · Portuguese

avivar · rank #86,175 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,175
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH autoavaliação

Nearest frequency peer: autoavaliação (-3 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 “avivar”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for avivar
PropertyValue
Headwordavivar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.vi.ˈvaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#86,175
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “avivar” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.avivarcai 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: “autoavaliação” (#86,172), “aunque” (#86,171), “balsâmico” (#86,182). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “avivar” fica em #86,175. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

avivar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #86,175 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɐ.vi.ˈvaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for avivar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is avivar, spelled A-V-I-V-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    dar viveza a
  2. 2
    despertar
  3. 3
    realçar

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 "avivar"?
"avivar" is spelled A-V-I-V-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.vi.ˈvaɾ/.
What does "avivar" mean?
As a verb, "avivar" means: dar viveza a
How do you pronounce "avivar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "avivar" is /ɐ.vi.ˈvaɾ/. 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 "avivar", 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