devagar
/de.va.ˈgaɹ/
The verdict
“devagar” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #5,520 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #5,520
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - em baixa velocidade
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | devagar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /de.va.ˈgaɹ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #5,520 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “devagar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for devagar is 7 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /de.va.ˈgaɹ/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,520 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for devagar, with forms such as "ddevagar", "deavgar", and "devaagr". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "devorar", "devastar", "deparar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is devagar, spelled D-E-V-A-G-A-R.
Definition
- 1em baixa velocidade
- 2de maneira lenta
- 3com delicadeza; delicadamente, suavemente
- 4aos poucos; de forma progressiva; gradualmente, paulatinamente, progressivamente
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddevagar,deavgar,devaagr,devagarr,devaggar,devagra,devgaar,devvagar,dveagar,edvagar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of devagar - 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.
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 “devagar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-V-A-G-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /de.va.ˈgaɹ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “devorar” - see the side-by-side comparison. devagar vs devorar
- 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.