cagar

/kɐ'ɣaɾ/

//kɐ'ɣaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“cagar” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,037. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,037
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - expelir pelo ânus; defecar

Corpus desk

Index PT-cagar · cagar · Portuguese

cagar · rank #15,037 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,037
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH caldeirão

Nearest frequency peer: caldeirão (+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 “cagar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cagar” 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).

cagar vs car
60% similar
cagar vs casa
60% similar
cagar vs cara
60% similar

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

Key facts for cagar
PropertyValue
Headwordcagar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kɐ'ɣaɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#15,037
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “cagar”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.cagarcai 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 “caldeirão” (#15,038), “bug” (#15,035), “bravura” (#15,034). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cagar” fica em #15,037. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around cagar (IPA /kɐ'ɣaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,037 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for cagar, with forms such as "acgar", "caagr", and "cagarr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "car", "casa", "cara", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is cagar, spelled C-A-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    expelir pelo ânus; defecar
  2. 2
    sujar
  3. 3
    ter sorte
  4. 4
    pôr a perder; arruinar
  5. 5
    fazer algo errado
  6. 6
    não dar importância a; desprezar
  7. 7
    ter medo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eu caguei neste desenho.
  2. O aluno estava cagando para a aula.

This word in other languages

shit(English)chier(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acgar
  • caagr
  • cagarr
  • caggar
  • ccagar
  • cgaar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cagar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acgar2caagr2cagarr1caggar1ccagar1cgaar2
Edit distance from "cagar"

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 "cagar"?
"cagar" is spelled C-A-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ'ɣaɾ/.
What does "cagar" mean?
As a verb, "cagar" means: expelir pelo ânus; defecar
What words are commonly confused with "cagar"?
"cagar" is commonly confused with "car", "casa", "cara". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cagar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cagar" is /kɐ'ɣaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cagar" come from?
"cagar" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

aroma#15,018Andes#15,011óbito#14,997tinto#14,977

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

born6 variantsaterro6 variantsturn6 variantsesqui6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list