culminar
/kuɫ.mi.ˈnaɾ/
The verdict
“culminar” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #29,661 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #29,661
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - atingir (um astro) o ponto culminante, o zênite
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | culminar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /kuɫ.mi.ˈnaɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #29,661 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “culminar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for culminar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kuɫ.mi.ˈnaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #29,661 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for culminar, with forms such as "cculminar", "cluminar", and "culimnar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is culminar, spelled C-U-L-M-I-N-A-R.
Definition
- 1atingir (um astro) o ponto culminante, o zênite
- 2chegar (o Sol, no seu movimento aparente) ao ponto mais elevado:
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cculminar,cluminar,culimnar,cullminar,culmianr,culminarr,culminnar,culminra,culmminar,culmniar,cumlinar,uclminar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of culminar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “culminar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-U-L-M-I-N-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kuɫ.mi.ˈnaɾ/ (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.