doutrinar

verb

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The verdict

“doutrinar” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #75,493 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.

#75,493
frequency rank, Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - instruir em uma doutrina (religiosa, política, social etc.)

Key facts for doutrinar
PropertyValue
Headworddoutrinar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters9
Frequency rank#75,493
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “doutrinar” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). doutrinar lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for doutrinar is 9 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #75,493 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for doutrinar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is doutrinar, spelled D-O-U-T-R-I-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    instruir em uma doutrina (religiosa, política, social etc.)
  2. 2
    passar ensinamentos formais
  3. 3
    ensinar, instruir
  4. 4
    fazer divulgação de uma doutrina, dos preceitos de uma ideia
  5. 5
    instruir alguém religiosamente; catequizar
  6. 6
    ensinar ou passar aos demais a doutrina cristã

Synonyms

adestrareducarensinarexplicarformarinstruirlecionar

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 "doutrinar"?
"doutrinar" is spelled D-O-U-T-R-I-N-A-R.
What does "doutrinar" mean?
As a verb, "doutrinar" means: instruir em uma doutrina (religiosa, política, social etc.)
What language does "doutrinar" come from?
"doutrinar" 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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Using “doutrinar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-O-U-T-R-I-N-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list