bancar

verb

The verdict

“bancar” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #12,826 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.

#12,826
frequency rank, Portuguese
6
letters
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - financiar, pagar os custos

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bancar vs banco
67% similar
bancar vs banda
67% similar
bancar vs barca
67% similar

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

Key facts for bancar
PropertyValue
Headwordbancar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,826
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bancar” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bancar lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for bancar is 6 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #12,826 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for bancar, with forms such as "abncar", "bacnar", and "banacr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "banco", "banda", "barca", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is bancar, spelled B-A-N-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    financiar, pagar os custos
  2. 2
    comportar-se como se fosse
  3. 3
    ser induzido em uma situação a tornar-se nela

Synonyms

fazer-se depassar-se porpassar por

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abncar,bacnar,banacr,bancarr,banccar,bancra,banncar,bbancar,bnacar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bancar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abncar2bacnar2banacr2bancarr1banccar1bancra2banncar1bbancar1
Edit distance from "bancar"

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 "bancar"?
"bancar" is spelled B-A-N-C-A-R.
What does "bancar" mean?
As a verb, "bancar" means: financiar, pagar os custos
What words are commonly confused with "bancar"?
"bancar" is commonly confused with "banco", "banda", "barca". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "bancar" come from?
"bancar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “bancar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-A-N-C-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “banco” - see the side-by-side comparison. bancar vs banco
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list