delimitar
/dɨ.li.mi.ˈtaɾ/
The verdict
“delimitar” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #47,281 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #47,281
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - fixar os limites de, demarcar, estremar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | delimitar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɨ.li.mi.ˈtaɾ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #47,281 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “delimitar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for delimitar is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɨ.li.mi.ˈtaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #47,281 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 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 delimitar, with forms such as "ddelimitar", "deilmitar", and "deliimtar". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is delimitar, spelled D-E-L-I-M-I-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1fixar os limites de, demarcar, estremar
- 2pôr limites a, circunscrever, restringir
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddelimitar,deilmitar,deliimtar,delimiatr,delimitarr,delimitra,delimittar,delimmitar,delimtiar,dellimitar,delmiitar,dleimitar,edlimitar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of delimitar - 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 “delimitar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-L-I-M-I-T-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɨ.li.mi.ˈtaɾ/ (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.