bater

//bɐ.ˈteɾ// verb

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Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,807

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

bater is aPortugueseverb. It means: dar pancada, com objeto, com a mão ou com o pé, em; golpear Pronounced /bɐ.ˈteɾ/. It ranks #1,807 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with bote and beer.

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)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of bater in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for bater is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /bɐ.ˈteɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,807 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 27 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for bater, with forms such as "abter", "baetr", and "baterr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "bote", "beer", "beber", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is bater, spelled B-A-T-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Synonyms

colidirtocardesligarcolidir

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abter,baetr,baterr,batre,batter,bbater,btaer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bater

Misspelling Variants of "bater"

abter5baetr5baterr6batre5batter6bbater6btaer5
Misspelling Variants of "bater"

Frequency rank: #1,807 in Portuguese

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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.