czar

/ˈkzaɾ/

//ˈkzaɾ// noun

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The verdict

“czar” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #18,302. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,302
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - título dado ao imperador da Rússia

Corpus desk

Index PT-czar · czar · Portuguese

czar · rank #18,302 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,302
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH deposto

Nearest frequency peer: deposto (+4 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 “czar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “czar” 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).

czar vs cor
50% similar
czar vs chá
25% similar
czar vs cão
25% similar

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

Key facts for czar
PropertyValue
Headwordczar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkzaɾ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#18,302
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “czar”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.czarcai 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 “deposto” (#18,306), “dinastia” (#18,308), “corresponder” (#18,295). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “czar” fica em #18,302. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around czar (IPA /ˈkzaɾ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,302 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "título dado ao imperador da Rússia".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for czar, with forms such as "cazr", "cczar", and "czarr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cor", "chá", "cão", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 czar, spelled C-Z-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    título dado ao imperador da Rússia

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Respaldado, agora, pelas imensas reservas de petróleo e gás de que depende vitalmente a economia da União Européia, insistirá na obsessiva aspiração nacional ao status de grande potência, que remonta a Pedro, o Grande (czar de 1682 a 1725).

This word in other languages

tsar(English)zar(Español)tsar(Français)Zar(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cazr
  • cczar
  • czarr
  • czra
  • czzar
  • zcar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of czar - 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.

cazr2cczar1czarr1czra2czzar1zcar2
Edit distance from "czar"

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 "czar"?
"czar" is spelled C-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkzaɾ/.
What does "czar" mean?
As a noun, "czar" means: título dado ao imperador da Rússia
What words are commonly confused with "czar"?
"czar" is commonly confused with "cor", "chá", "cão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "czar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "czar" is /ˈkzaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "czar" come from?
"czar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Gabão6 variantsmolde6 variantsthen6 variantsJuly6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list