congelar

/kõ.ʒɨ.ˈlaɾ/

//kõ.ʒɨ.ˈlaɾ// verb

The verdict

“congelar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #20,542. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,542
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mudar do estado líquido para o sólido pela perda de calor

Corpus desk

Index PT-congelar · congelar · Portuguese

congelar · rank #20,542 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,542
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH constelação

Nearest frequency peer: constelação (+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 “congelar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “congelar” 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).

congelar vs consolar
75% similar
congelar vs cancelar
75% similar
congelar vs condenar
75% similar

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

Key facts for congelar
PropertyValue
Headwordcongelar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kõ.ʒɨ.ˈlaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#20,542
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “congelar”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “constelação” (#20,545), “concessionária” (#20,538), “comunicador” (#20,537). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “congelar” fica em #20,542. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around congelar (IPA /kõ.ʒɨ.ˈlaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,542 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for congelar, with forms such as "ccongelar", "cnogelar", and "cognelar". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "consolar", "cancelar", "condenar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is congelar, spelled C-O-N-G-E-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    mudar do estado líquido para o sólido pela perda de calor
  2. 2
    tornar-se duro por perda de calor
  3. 3
    ficar obstruído por formação de gelo
  4. 4
    tornar frio; esfriar
  5. 5
    fixar preços e salários por determinado tempo
  6. 6
    impedir a movimentação de bem, capital, dinheiro

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A água congela a zero graus centígrados.
  2. A carne congelou em poucas horas no freezer.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccongelar
  • cnogelar
  • cognelar
  • coneglar
  • congealr
  • congelarr
  • congellar
  • congelra
  • conggelar
  • conglear
  • conngelar
  • ocngelar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of congelar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccongelar1cnogelar2cognelar2coneglar2congealr2congelarr1congellar1congelra2
Edit distance from "congelar"

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 "congelar"?
"congelar" is spelled C-O-N-G-E-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.ʒɨ.ˈlaɾ/.
What does "congelar" mean?
As a verb, "congelar" means: mudar do estado líquido para o sólido pela perda de calor
What words are commonly confused with "congelar"?
"congelar" is commonly confused with "consolar", "cancelar", "condenar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "congelar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "congelar" is /kõ.ʒɨ.ˈlaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "congelar" come from?
"congelar" 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 "congelar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list