declinar

/dɨ.kli.ˈnaɾ/

//dɨ.kli.ˈnaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“declinar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #38,656. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,656
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eximir-se a, desistir de, recusar (convites, encargos, etc.)

Corpus desk

Index PT-declinar · declinar · Portuguese

declinar · rank #38,656 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,656
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH culpabilidade

Nearest frequency peer: culpabilidade (-8 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 “declinar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “declinar” 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).

declinar vs delirar
75% similar
declinar vs desligar
75% similar
declinar vs declínio
63% similar

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

Key facts for declinar
PropertyValue
Headworddeclinar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨ.kli.ˈnaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#38,656
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “declinar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).declinarcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “culpabilidade” (#38,648), “corroborar” (#38,643), “corporativismo” (#38,642). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “declinar” fica em #38,656. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around declinar (IPA /dɨ.kli.ˈnaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,656 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for declinar, with forms such as "dcelinar", "ddeclinar", and "decclinar". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "delirar", "desligar", "declínio", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is declinar, spelled D-E-C-L-I-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    eximir-se a, desistir de, recusar (convites, encargos, etc.)
  2. 2
    enunciar as flexões de nomes pronomes
  3. 3
    desviar
  4. 4
    desviar-se ou afastar-se de um ponto
  5. 5
    desviar-se (astro) do equador celeste
  6. 6
    afastar-se (agulha) do norte magnético
  7. 7
    diminuir, aproximar-se do fim, decair
  8. 8
    declarar, revelar (nomes)
  9. 9
    abater, rebaixar
  10. 10
    transferir competência ou conhecimento de uma causa para outro juízo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "...declinar, no primeiro momento que lhes couber falar nos autos, o endereço residencial ou profissional onde receberão intimações, atualizando essa informação sempre que ocorrer qualquer modificação temporária ou definitiva"

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dcelinar
  • ddeclinar
  • decclinar
  • decilnar
  • declianr
  • declinarr
  • declinnar
  • declinra
  • decllinar
  • declniar
  • delcinar
  • edclinar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

dcelinar2ddeclinar1decclinar1decilnar2declianr2declinarr1declinnar1declinra2
Edit distance from "declinar"

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 "declinar"?
"declinar" is spelled D-E-C-L-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.kli.ˈnaɾ/.
What does "declinar" mean?
As a verb, "declinar" means: eximir-se a, desistir de, recusar (convites, encargos, etc.)
What words are commonly confused with "declinar"?
"declinar" is commonly confused with "delirar", "desligar", "declínio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "declinar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "declinar" is /dɨ.kli.ˈnaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "declinar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

embrulho#38,680chouriço#38,626espaçoso#38,694espelhar#38,695

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

arbitral12 variantsinclinar12 variantsvisceral12 variantsrotineiro12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list