culminar

/kuɫ.mi.ˈnaɾ/

//kuɫ.mi.ˈnaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“culminar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #29,661. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,661
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - atingir (um astro) o ponto culminante, o zênite

Corpus desk

Index PT-culminar · culminar · Portuguese

culminar · rank #29,661 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,661
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cuando

Nearest frequency peer: cuando (-2 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 “culminar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “culminar” 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
Key facts for culminar
PropertyValue
Headwordculminar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kuɫ.mi.ˈnaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#29,661
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “culminar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).culminarcai 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 “cuando” (#29,659), “cripta” (#29,658), “cátedra” (#29,665). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “culminar” fica em #29,661. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around culminar (IPA /kuɫ.mi.ˈnaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #29,661 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    atingir (um astro) o ponto culminante, o zênite
  2. 2
    chegar (o Sol, no seu movimento aparente) ao ponto mais elevado:
  3. 3
    :
  4. 4
    :
  5. 5
    :

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. O sol culminara ardente e a luz crua do dia tropical, […], refluía aos espaços […]
  2. Para culminar, tocaram o seu mais recente êxito.

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.

cculminar1cluminar2culimnar2cullminar1culmianr2culminarr1culminnar1culminra2
Edit distance from "culminar"

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 "culminar"?
"culminar" is spelled C-U-L-M-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kuɫ.mi.ˈnaɾ/.
What does "culminar" mean?
As a verb, "culminar" means: atingir (um astro) o ponto culminante, o zênite
What are common misspellings of "culminar"?
Common misspellings include "cculminar", "cluminar", "culimnar", "cullminar", "culmianr". The correct spelling is "culminar".
How do you pronounce "culminar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "culminar" is /kuɫ.mi.ˈnaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "culminar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ebulição#29,698bundinha#29,618encolher#29,704espinhal#29,718

Similar misspelling depth

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

coagulação12 variantsavestruz12 variantsasteroide12 variantsascender12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list