azedar

/ɐ.zɨ.ˈdaɾ/

//ɐ.zɨ.ˈdaɾ// verb

The verdict

“azedar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #74,521 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,521
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tornar azedo

Corpus desk

Index PT-azedar · azedar · Portuguese

azedar · rank #74,521 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,521
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH badalo

Nearest frequency peer: badalo (+4 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 “azedar”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for azedar
PropertyValue
Headwordazedar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.zɨ.ˈdaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#74,521
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “azedar” em português

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “badalo” (#74,525), “baru” (#74,527), “assolar” (#74,511). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “azedar” fica em #74,521. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

azedar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #74,521 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɐ.zɨ.ˈdaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for azedar, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is azedar, spelled A-Z-E-D-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    tornar azedo
  2. 2
    estragar
  3. 3
    coalhar (o leite)
  4. 4
    dar cheiro azedo a
  5. 5
    causar mau humor a; irritar
  6. 6
    tornar-se ruim (uma situação); dar ruim

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. O limão ajuda a azedar um pouco este doce.
  2. Fora da geladeira, o bolo azeda.

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 "azedar"?
"azedar" is spelled A-Z-E-D-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.zɨ.ˈdaɾ/.
What does "azedar" mean?
As a verb, "azedar" means: tornar azedo
How do you pronounce "azedar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "azedar" is /ɐ.zɨ.ˈdaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "azedar" come from?
"azedar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "azedar", 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