beijar

//bei̯.ˈʒaʁ/, /bei̯.ˈʒaɾ/, /bei̯.ˈʒaɹ// verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,602

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

beijar is aPortugueseverb. It means: oscular; dar beijo (ósculo) Pronounced /bei̯.ˈʒaʁ/, /bei̯.ˈʒaɾ/, /bei̯.ˈʒaɹ/. It ranks #5,602 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with beijo and beira.

Key facts for beijar
PropertyValue
Headwordbeijar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/bei̯.ˈʒaʁ/, /bei̯.ˈʒaɾ/, /bei̯.ˈʒaɹ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,602
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for beijar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /bei̯.ˈʒaʁ/, /bei̯.ˈʒaɾ/, /bei̯.ˈʒaɹ/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,602 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for beijar, with forms such as "bbeijar", "beiajr", and "beijarr". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "beijo", "beira", "brigar", 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 beijar, spelled B-E-I-J-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    oscular; dar beijo (ósculo)
  2. 2
    atingir rebatendo-se

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbeijar,beiajr,beijarr,beijjar,beijra,bejiar,biejar,ebijar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for beijar

Misspelling Variants of "beijar"

bbeijar7beiajr6beijarr7beijjar7beijra6bejiar6biejar6ebijar6
Misspelling Variants of "beijar"

Frequency rank: #5,602 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "beijar"?
"beijar" is spelled B-E-I-J-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /bei̯.ˈʒaʁ/, /bei̯.ˈʒaɾ/, /bei̯.ˈʒaɹ/.
What does "beijar" mean?
As a verb, "beijar" means: oscular; dar beijo (ósculo)
What words are commonly confused with "beijar"?
"beijar" is commonly confused with "beijo", "beira", "brigar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beijar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beijar" is /bei̯.ˈʒaʁ/, /bei̯.ˈʒaɾ/, /bei̯.ˈʒaɹ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beijar" come from?
"beijar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter B in our Portuguese index:

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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.