defrontar

/dɨ.fɾõ.ˈtaɾ/

//dɨ.fɾõ.ˈtaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“defrontar” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #34,657. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,657
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - encarar

Corpus desk

Index PT-defrontar · defrontar · Portuguese

defrontar · rank #34,657 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,657
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH degustação

Nearest frequency peer: degustação (+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 “defrontar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “defrontar” 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).

defrontar vs derrotar
78% similar
defrontar vs defronte
78% similar
defrontar vs descontar
78% similar

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

Key facts for defrontar
PropertyValue
Headworddefrontar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨ.fɾõ.ˈtaɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#34,657
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “defrontar”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.defrontarcai 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 “degustação” (#34,658), “dam” (#34,654), “cólica” (#34,652). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “defrontar” fica em #34,657. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around defrontar (IPA /dɨ.fɾõ.ˈtaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,657 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for defrontar, with forms such as "ddefrontar", "deffrontar", and "deforntar". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "derrotar", "defronte", "descontar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is defrontar, spelled D-E-F-R-O-N-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    encarar
  2. 2
    estar situado defronte

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddefrontar
  • deffrontar
  • deforntar
  • defrnotar
  • defronatr
  • defronntar
  • defrontarr
  • defrontra
  • defronttar
  • defrotnar
  • defrrontar
  • derfontar
  • dferontar
  • edfrontar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of defrontar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddefrontar1deffrontar1deforntar2defrnotar2defronatr2defronntar1defrontarr1defrontra2
Edit distance from "defrontar"

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 "defrontar"?
"defrontar" is spelled D-E-F-R-O-N-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.fɾõ.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "defrontar" mean?
As a verb, "defrontar" means: encarar
What words are commonly confused with "defrontar"?
"defrontar" is commonly confused with "derrotar", "defronte", "descontar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "defrontar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "defrontar" is /dɨ.fɾõ.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "defrontar" come from?
"defrontar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

figurante#34,717audacioso#34,580arrepiado#34,566apostador#34,559

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

causalidade14 variantsfacilitação14 variantsinoxidável14 variantshabilitado14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list