drogar

verb

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The verdict

“drogar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #33,380. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,380
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - administrar medicamentos a; medicar.

Corpus desk

Index PT-drogar · drogar · Portuguese

drogar · rank #33,380 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,380
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH elucidar

Nearest frequency peer: elucidar (+7 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 “drogar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “drogar” 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).

drogar vs drogo
67% similar
drogar vs drogaria
75% similar
drogar vs doar
67% similar

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

Key facts for drogar
PropertyValue
Headworddrogar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Frequency rank#33,380
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “drogar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).drogarcai 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 “elucidar” (#33,387), “encalço” (#33,392), “descascar” (#33,360). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “drogar” fica em #33,380. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around drogar, averb. Corpus frequency is #33,380 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for drogar, with forms such as "ddrogar", "dorgar", and "drgoar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "drogo", "drogaria", "doar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is drogar, spelled D-R-O-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    administrar medicamentos a; medicar.
  2. 2
    administrar narcóticos, entorpecentes etc. a; dopar.
  3. 3
    tomar medicamentos por iniciativa própria.
  4. 4
    fazer uso de narcótico, entorpecente ou alucinógeno.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Drogar o paciente.
  2. Os assaltantes drogaram o animal.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddrogar
  • dorgar
  • drgoar
  • droagr
  • drogarr
  • droggar
  • drogra
  • drrogar
  • rdogar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of drogar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddrogar1dorgar2drgoar2droagr2drogarr1droggar1drogra2drrogar1
Edit distance from "drogar"

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 "drogar"?
"drogar" is spelled D-R-O-G-A-R.
What does "drogar" mean?
As a verb, "drogar" means: administrar medicamentos a; medicar.
What words are commonly confused with "drogar"?
"drogar" is commonly confused with "drogo", "drogaria", "doar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "drogar" come from?
"drogar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Lesoto#33,489acenar#33,245olaria#33,520sacana#33,173

Similar misspelling depth

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

encalço9 variantsfaturar9 variantscaraças9 variantsazulejo9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list