curtir

verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,514

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

curtir is aPortugueseverb. It means: gozar, desfrutar com grande prazer de algo, aproveitar; sentir prazer ao consumir ou usar It ranks #5,514 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with curto and cuspir.

Key facts for curtir
PropertyValue
Headwordcurtir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,514
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of curtir in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for curtir is 6 letters long, classified as averb. Corpus data places it at rank #5,514 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for curtir, with forms such as "ccurtir", "crutir", and "curitr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "curto", "cuspir", "curvar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is curtir, spelled C-U-R-T-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    gozar, desfrutar com grande prazer de algo, aproveitar; sentir prazer ao consumir ou usar
  2. 2
    ter em consideração como algo que se gosta
  3. 3
    preparar o couro para ser usado
  4. 4
    curar uma bebedeira
  5. 5
    amadurecer o estrume, transformar-se o mato ou palha em esterco
  6. 6
    gostar (regência verbal com preposição: de)
  7. 7
    aprovar algo publicado na internet marcando com um voto

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccurtir,crutir,curitr,currtir,curtirr,curtri,curttir,cutrir,ucrtir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for curtir

Misspelling Variants of "curtir"

ccurtir7crutir6curitr6currtir7curtirr7curtri6curttir7cutrir6
Misspelling Variants of "curtir"

Frequency rank: #5,514 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "curtir"?
"curtir" is spelled C-U-R-T-I-R.
What does "curtir" mean?
As a verb, "curtir" means: gozar, desfrutar com grande prazer de algo, aproveitar; sentir prazer ao consumir ou usar
What words are commonly confused with "curtir"?
"curtir" is commonly confused with "curto", "cuspir", "curvar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "curtir" come from?
"curtir" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.