encetar
/ẽ.sɨ.ˈtaɾ/
The verdict
“encetar” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - dar início a (algo); começar, iniciar, principiar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | encetar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ẽ.sɨ.ˈtaɾ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “encetar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for encetar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ẽ.sɨ.ˈtaɾ/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
encetar has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is encetar, spelled E-N-C-E-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1dar início a (algo); começar, iniciar, principiar
- 2tirar parte de (algo que estava inteiro)
- 3fazer ou experimentar algo em primeiro lugar ou pela primeira vez; estrear
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.
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Using “encetar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-N-C-E-T-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ẽ.sɨ.ˈtaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.