dobrar

/doˈbɾa(ʁ)/ [doˈbɾa(h)]

//doˈbɾa(ʁ)/ [doˈbɾa(h)]/ verb

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The verdict

“dobrar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #12,043. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,043
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dar a alguma coisa uma forma semelhante à de uma curva; fazer inclinar

Corpus desk

Index PT-dobrar · dobrar · Portuguese

dobrar · rank #12,043 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,043
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH ecrã

Nearest frequency peer: ecrã (+3 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 “dobrar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “dobrar” 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).

dobrar vs durar
67% similar
dobrar vs dólar
50% similar
dobrar vs dobre
67% similar

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

Key facts for dobrar
PropertyValue
Headworddobrar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/doˈbɾa(ʁ)/ [doˈbɾa(h)]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,043
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “dobrar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).dobrarcai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ecrã” (#12,046), “die” (#12,038), “designação” (#12,037). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “dobrar” fica em #12,043. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around dobrar (IPA /doˈbɾa(ʁ)/ [doˈbɾa(h)]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,043 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for dobrar, with forms such as "dborar", "ddobrar", and "dobarr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "durar", "dólar", "dobre", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is dobrar, spelled D-O-B-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    dar a alguma coisa uma forma semelhante à de uma curva; fazer inclinar
  2. 2
    fazer inclinar o corpo de uma pessoa, dando-lhe a forma curva
  3. 3
    movimentar as articulações de um membro do corpo de modo a produzir um certo fechamento sobre si
  4. 4
    virar um tecido ou um papel ou algo semelhante sobre si mesmo de modo a que a sua superfície se sobreponha sucessivamente, reduzindo o seu tamanho
  5. 5
    vencer a teimosia ou o orgulho de uma pessoa fazendo-a acatar a vontade de outra
  6. 6
    tornar um animal obediente
  7. 7
    realizar um movimento para uma certa direção fazendo um ângulo de cerca de noventa graus em relação à direção original
  8. 8
    apresentar uma curva com um ângulo de cerca de noventa graus
  9. 9
    fazer tocar o sino
  10. 10
    tornar um determinado valor duas vezes maior, ou seja, o dobro; ficar duas vezes maior
  11. 11
    pôr-do-sol
  12. 12
    substituir, numa película estrangeira, a fala original para a tradução na língua do espectador

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nem a prisão o conseguiu dobrar.
  2. Desça a rua e dobre na primeira à direita.

Synonyms

curvarinclinarsubmetervergaramansardomarvirarbadalarrepicarduplicardublar

This word in other languages

bend(English)doblar(Español)doubler(Français)falten(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dborar
  • ddobrar
  • dobarr
  • dobbrar
  • dobrarr
  • dobrra
  • dobrrar
  • dorbar
  • odbrar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

dborar2ddobrar1dobarr2dobbrar1dobrarr1dobrra2dobrrar1dorbar2
Edit distance from "dobrar"

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 "dobrar"?
"dobrar" is spelled D-O-B-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /doˈbɾa(ʁ)/ [doˈbɾa(h)].
What does "dobrar" mean?
As a verb, "dobrar" means: dar a alguma coisa uma forma semelhante à de uma curva; fazer inclinar
What words are commonly confused with "dobrar"?
"dobrar" is commonly confused with "durar", "dólar", "dobre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dobrar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dobrar" is /doˈbɾa(ʁ)/ [doˈbɾa(h)]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dobrar" come from?
"dobrar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gestor#12,071golden#12,072hostil#12,076always#11,989

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

empatia9 variantscachaça9 variantsanistia9 variantsobsessão9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list