danar

verb

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The verdict

“danar” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #90,874 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.

#90,874
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - provocar dano, estragar, prejudicar

Key facts for danar
PropertyValue
Headworddanar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters5
Frequency rank#90,874
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “danar” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). danar lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for danar is 5 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #90,874 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for danar, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is danar, spelled D-A-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    provocar dano, estragar, prejudicar
  2. 2
    causar cólera, irritar, irar
  3. 3
    provocar hidrofobia, tornar hidrófobo
  4. 4
    sair prejudicado, perder
  5. 5
    encolerizar-se, irritar-se
  6. 6
    esforçar-se, lutar por
  7. 7
    contagiar-se de hidrofobia

This word in other languages

damage(English)

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 "danar"?
"danar" is spelled D-A-N-A-R.
What does "danar" mean?
As a verb, "danar" means: provocar dano, estragar, prejudicar
What language does "danar" come from?
"danar" 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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Using “danar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-A-N-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list