encobrir

/ẽŋ.kʊˈbɾiɾ/, /ẽŋ.kʊˈbɾi/

//ẽŋ.kʊˈbɾiɾ/, /ẽŋ.kʊˈbɾi// verb

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The verdict

“encobrir” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #22,301. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,301
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - impedir que se veja

Corpus desk

Index PT-encobrir · encobrir · Portuguese

encobrir · rank #22,301 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,301
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH ensolarado

Nearest frequency peer: ensolarado (+3 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 “encobrir”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “encobrir” 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
Key facts for encobrir
PropertyValue
Headwordencobrir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ẽŋ.kʊˈbɾiɾ/, /ẽŋ.kʊˈbɾi/
Letters8
Frequency rank#22,301
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “encobrir”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).encobrircai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ensolarado” (#22,304), “equatoriano” (#22,305), “effect” (#22,296). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “encobrir” fica em #22,301. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around encobrir (IPA /ẽŋ.kʊˈbɾiɾ/, /ẽŋ.kʊˈbɾi/), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,301 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for encobrir, with forms such as "ecnobrir", "encborir", and "enccobrir". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is encobrir, spelled E-N-C-O-B-R-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    impedir que se veja
  2. 2
    não permitir ouvir ou enxergar direito
  3. 3
    deixar de mostrar
  4. 4
    guardar para si
  5. 5
    ter sob seu domínio algo obtido ilicitamente ou de forma duvidosa
  6. 6
    oferecer pouso a
  7. 7
    ficar tomado de nuvens

Synonyms

cobrirdisfarçarescondertaparocultardisfarçardissimularmascararomitirreceptarabrigaracolheragasalharalbergarhospedaranuviarnublartoldar

Antonyms

exibirmostrarrevelarabrir

This word in other languages

cover(English)encubrir(Español)dissimuler(Français)abdecken(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecnobrir
  • encborir
  • enccobrir
  • encobbrir
  • encobirr
  • encobrirr
  • encobrri
  • encobrrir
  • encorbir
  • enncobrir
  • enocbrir
  • necobrir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of encobrir - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ecnobrir2encborir2enccobrir1encobbrir1encobirr2encobrirr1encobrri2encobrrir1
Edit distance from "encobrir"

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 "encobrir"?
"encobrir" is spelled E-N-C-O-B-R-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ẽŋ.kʊˈbɾiɾ/, /ẽŋ.kʊˈbɾi/.
What does "encobrir" mean?
As a verb, "encobrir" means: impedir que se veja
What are common misspellings of "encobrir"?
Common misspellings include "ecnobrir", "encborir", "enccobrir", "encobbrir", "encobirr". The correct spelling is "encobrir".
How do you pronounce "encobrir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encobrir" is /ẽŋ.kʊˈbɾiɾ/, /ẽŋ.kʊˈbɾi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encobrir" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "encobrir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

espancar#22,307compasso#22,257caxemira#22,247cautelar#22,246

Similar misspelling depth

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

feitiçaria12 variantsmaternal12 variantsantologia12 variantsmúltiplo12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list