dançar
/dɐ̃.ˈsaɾ/
The verdict
“dançar” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #2,570 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #2,570
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mover-se ritmadamente ao som de uma música
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dançar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɐ̃.ˈsaɾ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #2,570 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dançar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for dançar is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɐ̃.ˈsaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,570 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for dançar, with forms such as "adnçar", "danaçr", and "dannçar". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "dança", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is dançar, spelled D-A-N-Ç-A-R.
Definition
- 1mover-se ritmadamente ao som de uma música
- 2oscilar:
- 3saltar
- 4dar-se mal, ter desvantagem em algo ou ser vítima de uma situação ruim
- 5executar uma dança:
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: adnçar,danaçr,dannçar,dançarr,dançra,daçnar,ddançar,dnaçar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dançar - 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.
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 “dançar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-A-N-Ç-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɐ̃.ˈsaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “dança” - see the side-by-side comparison. dançar vs dança
- 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.