dançar

/dɐ̃.ˈsaɾ/

//dɐ̃.ˈsaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“dançar” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,570. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,570
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mover-se ritmadamente ao som de uma música

Corpus desk

Index PT-dancar · dançar · Portuguese

dançar · rank #2,570 · 8 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,570
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH conosco

Nearest frequency peer: conosco (-1 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 “dançar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “dançar” 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).

dançar vs dança
83% similar

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

Key facts for dançar
PropertyValue
Headworddançar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɐ̃.ˈsaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,570
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “dançar”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.dançarcai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “conosco” (#2,569), “estabelecer” (#2,574), “chorar” (#2,563). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “dançar” fica em #2,570. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around dançar (IPA /dɐ̃.ˈsaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,570 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    mover-se ritmadamente ao som de uma música
  2. 2
    oscilar:
  3. 3
    saltar
  4. 4
    dar-se mal, ter desvantagem em algo ou ser vítima de uma situação ruim
  5. 5
    executar uma dança:

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. As chamas dançavam na chaminé.
  2. Eu escolhi a fila da esquerda e dancei.

This word in other languages

dance(English)bailar(Español)danser(Français)tanzen(Deutsch)

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.

adnçar2danaçr2dannçar1dançarr1dançra2daçnar2ddançar1dnaçar2
Edit distance from "dançar"

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 "dançar"?
"dançar" is spelled D-A-N-Ç-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /dɐ̃.ˈsaɾ/.
What does "dançar" mean?
As a verb, "dançar" means: mover-se ritmadamente ao som de uma música
What words are commonly confused with "dançar"?
"dançar" is commonly confused with "dança". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dançar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dançar" is /dɐ̃.ˈsaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dançar" come from?
"dançar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chorar#2,563juntar#2,582açúcar#2,557alerta#2,551

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

black8 variantsoferta8 variantssofreu8 variantstomada8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list