demonstrar

verb

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The verdict

“demonstrar” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,677. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,677
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fazer demonstração, mostrar, tornar evidente:

Corpus desk

Index PT-demonstrar · demonstrar · Portuguese

demonstrar · rank #3,677 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,677
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH decidi

Nearest frequency peer: decidi (-2 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 “demonstrar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “demonstrar” 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
Key facts for demonstrar
PropertyValue
Headworddemonstrar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters10
Frequency rank#3,677
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “demonstrar”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “decidi” (#3,675), “correio” (#3,673), “conservação” (#3,672). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “demonstrar” fica em #3,677. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around demonstrar, averb. Corpus frequency is #3,677 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for demonstrar, with forms such as "ddemonstrar", "demmonstrar", and "demnostrar". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is demonstrar, spelled D-E-M-O-N-S-T-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    fazer demonstração, mostrar, tornar evidente:
  2. 2
    provar por meio de argumento ou de ciência:
  3. 3
    dar-se a conhecer, expor-se

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Demonstrou o funcionamento da maquineta.
  2. Ele demonstrou que a Terra é redonda.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddemonstrar
  • demmonstrar
  • demnostrar
  • demonnstrar
  • demonsrtar
  • demonsstrar
  • demonstarr
  • demonstrarr
  • demonstrra
  • demonstrrar
  • demonsttrar
  • demontsrar
  • demosntrar
  • deomnstrar
  • dmeonstrar
  • edmonstrar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of demonstrar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddemonstrar1demmonstrar1demnostrar2demonnstrar1demonsrtar2demonsstrar1demonstarr2demonstrarr1
Edit distance from "demonstrar"

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 "demonstrar"?
"demonstrar" is spelled D-E-M-O-N-S-T-R-A-R.
What does "demonstrar" mean?
As a verb, "demonstrar" means: fazer demonstração, mostrar, tornar evidente:
What are common misspellings of "demonstrar"?
Common misspellings include "ddemonstrar", "demmonstrar", "demnostrar", "demonnstrar", "demonsrtar". The correct spelling is "demonstrar".
What language does "demonstrar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

justamente#3,701preparação#3,712observação#3,633americanas#3,741

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

dispositivo16 variantscontribuição16 variantsestrangeiro16 variantsatendimento16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list