danificar
/dɐ.ni.fi.ˈkaɾ/
The verdict
“danificar” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #20,260 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #20,260
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - causar dano a
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | danificar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɐ.ni.fi.ˈkaɾ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #20,260 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “danificar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for danificar is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɐ.ni.fi.ˈkaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #20,260 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for danificar, with forms such as "adnificar", "dainficar", and "danfiicar". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 danificar, spelled D-A-N-I-F-I-C-A-R.
Definition
- 1causar dano a
- 2prejudicar
- 3estragar
- 4deteriorar
- 5estragar-se
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: adnificar,dainficar,danfiicar,danifciar,danifficar,danifiacr,danificarr,danificcar,danificra,daniifcar,dannificar,ddanificar,dnaificar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of danificar - 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 “danificar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-A-N-I-F-I-C-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɐ.ni.fi.ˈkaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.