emaranhar

/i.mɐ.ɾɐ.ˈɲaɾ/

//i.mɐ.ɾɐ.ˈɲaɾ// verb

The verdict

“emaranhar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
9
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-emaranhar · emaranhar · Portuguese

emaranhar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for emaranhar
PropertyValue
Headwordemaranhar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/i.mɐ.ɾɐ.ˈɲaɾ/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Onde “emaranhar” fica na frequência do português

emaranharnão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

emaranhar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /i.mɐ.ɾɐ.ˈɲaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for emaranhar, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is emaranhar, spelled E-M-A-R-A-N-H-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    enredar
  2. 2
    confundir
  3. 3
    complicar

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "emaranhar"?
"emaranhar" is spelled E-M-A-R-A-N-H-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /i.mɐ.ɾɐ.ˈɲaɾ/.
What does "emaranhar" mean?
As a verb, "emaranhar" means: enredar
How do you pronounce "emaranhar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "emaranhar" is /i.mɐ.ɾɐ.ˈɲaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "emaranhar" come from?
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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