clarificar

verb

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The verdict

“clarificar” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #39,059. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,059
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-clarificar · clarificar · Portuguese

clarificar · rank #39,059 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #39,059
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH clamar

Nearest frequency peer: clamar (-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 “clarificar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “clarificar” 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).

clarificar vs classificar
82% similar

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

Key facts for clarificar
PropertyValue
Headwordclarificar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters10
Frequency rank#39,059
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “clarificar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).clarificarcai 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 “clamar” (#39,058), “civilidade” (#39,057), “cisto” (#39,054). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “clarificar” fica em #39,059. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around clarificar, averb. Corpus frequency is #39,059 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for clarificar, with forms such as "calrificar", "cclarificar", and "clairficar". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "classificar", 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, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is clarificar, spelled C-L-A-R-I-F-I-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    tornar claro
  2. 2
    purificar (um líquido), fazendo precipitar as substâncias que nele há em suspensão

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Em entrevista ao Estado, Erin disse lamentar "não ter escrito outra reportagem sobre Madoff para conseguir clarificar tudo".
  2. clarificar o vinho

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • calrificar
  • cclarificar
  • clairficar
  • clarfiicar
  • clarifciar
  • clarifficar
  • clarifiacr
  • clarificarr
  • clarificcar
  • clarificra
  • clariifcar
  • clarrificar
  • cllarificar
  • clraificar
  • lcarificar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

calrificar2cclarificar1clairficar2clarfiicar2clarifciar2clarifficar1clarifiacr2clarificarr1
Edit distance from "clarificar"

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 "clarificar"?
"clarificar" is spelled C-L-A-R-I-F-I-C-A-R.
What does "clarificar" mean?
As a verb, "clarificar" means: tornar claro
What words are commonly confused with "clarificar"?
"clarificar" is commonly confused with "classificar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "clarificar" come from?
"clarificar" 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 "clarificar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

civilidade#39,057geométrico#39,173mitológico#38,814possessivo#39,328

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

alimentício15 variantsacionamento15 variantsambulatório15 variantsamplificar15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list