bater

/bɐ.ˈteɾ/

//bɐ.ˈteɾ// verb

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The verdict

“bater” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,807. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,807
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dar pancada, com objeto, com a mão ou com o pé, em; golpear

Corpus desk

Index PT-bater · bater · Portuguese

bater · rank #1,807 · 7 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,807
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH assembleia

Nearest frequency peer: assembleia (-1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “bater”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “bater” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

bater vs bote
60% similar
bater vs beer
60% similar
bater vs beber
60% similar

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

Key facts for bater
PropertyValue
Headwordbater
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/bɐ.ˈteɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,807
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “bater”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).batercai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “assembleia” (#1,806), “assassinato” (#1,805), “aparecer” (#1,804). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bater” fica em #1,807. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around bater (IPA /bɐ.ˈteɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,807 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 27 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for bater, with forms such as "abter", "baetr", and "baterr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "bote", "beer", "beber", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is bater, spelled B-A-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    dar pancada, com objeto, com a mão ou com o pé, em; golpear
  2. 2
    dar pancada, golpear (tapete, carpete) com pau ou equivalente, para que liberte o pó e o lixo
  3. 3
    arremessar contra algo, normalmente uma pedra, para que liberte o lixo (tapete, carpete) ou para facilitar a lavagem (roupa)
  4. 4
    projetar com estrondo (a porta), empurrando ou puxando com força
  5. 5
    derrotar; vencer; ganhar a; chegar à frente de
  6. 6
    com recurso a pancadas, tornar mais fino, mais delgado, ou moldar; fazer abater; malhar
  7. 7
    golpear um cunho; cunhar
  8. 8
    analisar ao pormenor; explorar, percorrer
  9. 9
    sacudir, agitar (as asas)
  10. 10
    agitar de forma a homogeneizar (leite com polpa de fruta, por exemplo) ou a alterar a consistência (claras, gemas, natas, massa para bolo); remexer
  11. 11
    embater contra; abalroar; ir contra; ir de encontro a
  12. 12
    fazer soar por percussão
  13. 13
    fazer soar por percussão as mãos chocando-as para aplaudir ou chamar a atenção
  14. 14
    fazer soar por percussão os pés ao chocá-los no piso para mostrar desagrado, para aquecer ou para os sacudir
  15. 15
    percutir (o relógio para indicar as horas)
  16. 16
    golpear com os nós dos dedos, provocando som de chamamento, de esconjuro, de avaliação
  17. 17
    palpitar (o coração)
  18. 18
    chegar fluindo sobre
  19. 19
    consumir alimento, comer
  20. 20
    causar sensação ou reação orgânica pós ingestão
  21. 21
    interromper o funcionamento ao pôr no gancho ou desligar
  22. 22
    passar a sentir ou ser acometido de ou por
  23. 23
    passar a sentir ou ser acometido de ou por
  24. 24
    passar a acometer
  25. 25
    ter acidente de viação; embater
  26. 26
    lutar contra; lutar por
  27. 27
    incidir radiação ou emissão luminosa diretamente sobre

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. "Vendo um embrulho … lembrou-me bater-lhe com o pé, assim por experiência, e bati!"
  2. Ao sábado, dia de bater os tapetes, pairava no quintal uma nuvem de pó.

Synonyms

colidirtocardesligarcolidir

This word in other languages

hit(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abter
  • baetr
  • baterr
  • batre
  • batter
  • bbater
  • btaer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abter2baetr2baterr1batre2batter1bbater1btaer2
Edit distance from "bater"

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 "bater"?
"bater" is spelled B-A-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /bɐ.ˈteɾ/.
What does "bater" mean?
As a verb, "bater" means: dar pancada, com objeto, com a mão ou com o pé, em; golpear
What words are commonly confused with "bater"?
"bater" is commonly confused with "bote", "beer", "beber". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bater"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bater" is /bɐ.ˈteɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bater" come from?
"bater" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

humor#1,815prazo#1,796palco#1,793museu#1,822

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

facto7 variantsalmoço7 variantsequipa7 variantscadeia7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list