calçar

/kaɫ.ˈsaɾ/

//kaɫ.ˈsaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“calçar” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #37,677. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,677
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - transitivo

Corpus desk

Index PT-calcar · calçar · Portuguese

calçar · rank #37,677 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,677
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH burburinho

Nearest frequency peer: burburinho (-3 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 “calçar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “calçar” 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).

calçar vs calma
67% similar
calçar vs calor
67% similar
calçar vs colar
67% similar

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

Key facts for calçar
PropertyValue
Headwordcalçar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kaɫ.ˈsaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,677
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “calçar”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.calçarcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “burburinho” (#37,674), “bretão” (#37,673), “borgonha” (#37,671). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “calçar” fica em #37,677. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around calçar (IPA /kaɫ.ˈsaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #37,677 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for calçar, with forms such as "aclçar", "calaçr", and "callçar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "calma", "calor", "colar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 calçar, spelled C-A-L-Ç-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    transitivo
  2. 2
    meter os pés (em calçado)
  3. 3
    meter as mãos (em luvas)
  4. 4
    prover de calçado
  5. 5
    prover de pneus (as rodas de um veículo)
  6. 6
    empedrar; calcetar; firmar
  7. 7
    pôr calço em
  8. 8
    fixar com calços
  9. 9
    colocar o calçado nos pés

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. O freio de mão estava ruim então eu calcei o carro com uma pedra.
  2. Calçar um móvel.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aclçar
  • calaçr
  • callçar
  • calçarr
  • calçra
  • caçlar
  • ccalçar
  • claçar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of calçar - 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.

aclçar2calaçr2callçar1calçarr1calçra2caçlar2ccalçar1claçar2
Edit distance from "calçar"

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 "calçar"?
"calçar" is spelled C-A-L-Ç-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kaɫ.ˈsaɾ/.
What does "calçar" mean?
As a verb, "calçar" means: transitivo
What words are commonly confused with "calçar"?
"calçar" is commonly confused with "calma", "calor", "colar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "calçar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calçar" is /kaɫ.ˈsaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "calçar" come from?
"calçar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bretão#37,673alocar#37,621crível#37,733valete#37,570

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list