determinar

/dɨ.tɨɾ.mi.ˈnaɾ/

//dɨ.tɨɾ.mi.ˈnaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“determinar” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,550. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,550
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-determinar · determinar · Portuguese

determinar · rank #3,550 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,550
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH cuba

Nearest frequency peer: cuba (-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 “determinar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “determinar” 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).

determinar vs determine
80% similar
determinar vs determinado
82% similar

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

Key facts for determinar
PropertyValue
Headworddeterminar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨ.tɨɾ.mi.ˈnaɾ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#3,550
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “determinar”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “cuba” (#3,549), “don't” (#3,553), “contribuir” (#3,546). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “determinar” fica em #3,550. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around determinar (IPA /dɨ.tɨɾ.mi.ˈnaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,550 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for determinar, with forms such as "ddeterminar", "deetrminar", and "detemrinar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "determine", "determinado", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is determinar, spelled D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    estabelecer
  2. 2
    definir
  3. 3
    ordenar
  4. 4
    causar
  5. 5
    fixar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Não é possível, ainda, determinar em que países o desemprego será maior, mas a OIT deixa claro que a advertência vale para todos os governos.
  2. Na petição, o procurador contesta o poder de o Judiciário determinar a perda de mandato do parlamentar que troca de legenda.

This word in other languages

determine(English)determinar(Español)déterminer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddeterminar
  • deetrminar
  • detemrinar
  • deterimnar
  • determianr
  • determinarr
  • determinnar
  • determinra
  • determminar
  • determniar
  • deterrminar
  • detreminar
  • detterminar
  • dteerminar
  • edterminar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddeterminar1deetrminar2detemrinar2deterimnar2determianr2determinarr1determinnar1determinra2
Edit distance from "determinar"

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 "determinar"?
"determinar" is spelled D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.tɨɾ.mi.ˈnaɾ/.
What does "determinar" mean?
As a verb, "determinar" means: estabelecer
What words are commonly confused with "determinar"?
"determinar" is commonly confused with "determine", "determinado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "determinar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "determinar" is /dɨ.tɨɾ.mi.ˈnaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "determinar" come from?
"determinar" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

contribuir#3,546construído#3,545reportagem#3,583combinação#3,604

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

relacionado15 variantsconservação15 variantsjustamente15 variantsfantástico15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list