baratear

verb

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The verdict

“baratear” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #82,668 among 2,073 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,668
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,073
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - baixar o preço de algo, tornar mais barato.

Key facts for baratear
PropertyValue
Headwordbaratear
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Frequency rank#82,668
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “baratear” 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). baratear lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

baratear is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #82,668 among 2,073 “B” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for baratear, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 baratear, spelled B-A-R-A-T-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    baixar o preço de algo, tornar mais barato.
  2. 2
    tornar-se mais barato.

Synonyms

abaratarembaratecerembaratecer

This word in other languages

cheapen(English)abaratar(Español)verbilligen(Deutsch)

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 "baratear"?
"baratear" is spelled B-A-R-A-T-E-A-R.
What does "baratear" mean?
As a verb, "baratear" means: baixar o preço de algo, tornar mais barato.
What language does "baratear" come from?
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Using “baratear”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-A-R-A-T-E-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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