coar
/ˈkwaɾ/
The verdict
“coar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - filtrar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈkwaɾ/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “coar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
coar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈkwaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
coar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 coar, spelled C-O-A-R.
Definition
- 1filtrar
- 2passar um líquido por um filtro ou coador
- 3vazar
- 4deixar atravessar
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “coar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkwaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.