denotar

/dɨ.nu.ˈtaɾ/

//dɨ.nu.ˈtaɾ// verb

The verdict

“denotar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #77,854 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,854
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-denotar · denotar · Portuguese

denotar · rank #77,854 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,854
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH desodorizante

Nearest frequency peer: desodorizante (+11 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “denotar”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “denotar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for denotar
PropertyValue
Headworddenotar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨ.nu.ˈtaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#77,854
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “denotar” em português

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “desodorizante” (#77,865), “curtume” (#77,839), “cumpridor” (#77,837). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “denotar” fica em #77,854. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

denotar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #77,854 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /dɨ.nu.ˈtaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

denotar has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is denotar, spelled D-E-N-O-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    fazer notar
  2. 2
    mostrar por certos sinais
  3. 3
    dar o sentido literal das palavras
  4. 4
    dar o sentido claro de símbolos, sinais; emblemar, significar

This word in other languages

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 "denotar"?
"denotar" is spelled D-E-N-O-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.nu.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "denotar" mean?
As a verb, "denotar" means: fazer notar
How do you pronounce "denotar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "denotar" is /dɨ.nu.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "denotar" come from?
"denotar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list