embarcar

verb

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The verdict

“embarcar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #12,049. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,049
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - entrar(-se) ou colocar(-se) em embarcação:

Corpus desk

Index PT-embarcar · embarcar · Portuguese

embarcar · rank #12,049 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,049
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH empatia

Nearest frequency peer: empatia (+1 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 “embarcar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “embarcar” 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).

embarcar vs esbarrar
75% similar
embarcar vs embalar
75% similar

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

Key facts for embarcar
PropertyValue
Headwordembarcar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,049
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “embarcar”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.embarcarcai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “empatia” (#12,050), “ecrã” (#12,046), “escolho” (#12,053). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “embarcar” fica em #12,049. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around embarcar, averb. Corpus frequency is #12,049 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for embarcar, with forms such as "ebmarcar", "emabrcar", and "embacrar". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "esbarrar", "embalar", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is embarcar, spelled E-M-B-A-R-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    entrar(-se) ou colocar(-se) em embarcação:
  2. 2
    entrar em (meio de transporte) para viajar:
  3. 3
    deixar-se levar (por enganação):
  4. 4
    morrer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ele embarcou no navio tremendo de medo.
  2. Ele embarcou no trem que ia até Londres.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ebmarcar
  • emabrcar
  • embacrar
  • embaracr
  • embarcarr
  • embarccar
  • embarcra
  • embarrcar
  • embbarcar
  • embracar
  • emmbarcar
  • mebarcar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of embarcar - 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.

ebmarcar2emabrcar2embacrar2embaracr2embarcarr1embarccar1embarcra2embarrcar1
Edit distance from "embarcar"

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 "embarcar"?
"embarcar" is spelled E-M-B-A-R-C-A-R.
What does "embarcar" mean?
As a verb, "embarcar" means: entrar(-se) ou colocar(-se) em embarcação:
What words are commonly confused with "embarcar"?
"embarcar" is commonly confused with "esbarrar", "embalar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "embarcar" come from?
"embarcar" 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 "embarcar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

descarga#12,034handebol#12,075lamentar#12,093obsessão#12,116

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

ambicioso12 variantsdiscreto12 variantsdespedir12 variantsdeslocar12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list