empolgar

//ẽ.poɫ.ˈɡaɾ// verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,293

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

empolgar is aPortugueseverb. It means: agitar; causar vibração Pronounced /ẽ.poɫ.ˈɡaɾ/. Often confused with empregar.

Key facts for empolgar
PropertyValue
Headwordempolgar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ẽ.poɫ.ˈɡaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#46,293
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of empolgar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for empolgar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ẽ.poɫ.ˈɡaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #46,293 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for empolgar, with forms such as "emmpolgar", "emoplgar", and "emplogar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "empregar", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is empolgar, spelled E-M-P-O-L-G-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    agitar; causar vibração
  2. 2
    estar ou ficar muito entusiasmado
  3. 3
    apanhar; pegar com as mãos ou garras
  4. 4
    apossar; tomar posse de alguma coisa através da violência ou de meios ardilosos

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emmpolgar,emoplgar,emplogar,empoglar,empolagr,empolgarr,empolggar,empolgra,empollgar,emppolgar,epmolgar,mepolgar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for empolgar

Misspelling Variants of "empolgar"

emmpolgar9emoplgar8emplogar8empoglar8empolagr8empolgarr9empolggar9empolgra8
Misspelling Variants of "empolgar"

Frequency rank: #46,293 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "empolgar"?
"empolgar" is spelled E-M-P-O-L-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ẽ.poɫ.ˈɡaɾ/.
What does "empolgar" mean?
As a verb, "empolgar" means: agitar; causar vibração
What words are commonly confused with "empolgar"?
"empolgar" is commonly confused with "empregar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "empolgar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empolgar" is /ẽ.poɫ.ˈɡaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empolgar" come from?
"empolgar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.