encaixar

//ẽ.kaj.ˈʃaɾ// verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,662

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

encaixar is aPortugueseverb. It means: pôr em caixa ou em encaixe Pronounced /ẽ.kaj.ˈʃaɾ/. Often confused with encarar and ensaiar.

Key facts for encaixar
PropertyValue
Headwordencaixar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ẽ.kaj.ˈʃaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,662
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for encaixar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ẽ.kaj.ˈʃaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #12,662 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for encaixar, with forms such as "ecnaixar", "enacixar", and "encaiaxr". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "encarar", "ensaiar", "encaixe", and more, 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 encaixar, spelled E-N-C-A-I-X-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    pôr em caixa ou em encaixe
  2. 2
    embutir
  3. 3
    fazer um item caber dentro de outro

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ecnaixar,enacixar,encaiaxr,encaixarr,encaixra,encaixxar,encaxiar,enccaixar,enciaxar,enncaixar,necaixar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for encaixar

Misspelling Variants of "encaixar"

ecnaixar8enacixar8encaiaxr8encaixarr9encaixra8encaixxar9encaxiar8enccaixar9
Misspelling Variants of "encaixar"

Frequency rank: #12,662 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "encaixar"?
"encaixar" is spelled E-N-C-A-I-X-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ẽ.kaj.ˈʃaɾ/.
What does "encaixar" mean?
As a verb, "encaixar" means: pôr em caixa ou em encaixe
What words are commonly confused with "encaixar"?
"encaixar" is commonly confused with "encarar", "ensaiar", "encaixe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "encaixar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encaixar" is /ẽ.kaj.ˈʃaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encaixar" come from?
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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.