encostar

/ẽ.kuʃ.ˈtaɾ/

//ẽ.kuʃ.ˈtaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“encostar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #16,042. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,042
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - apoiar

Corpus desk

Index PT-encostar · encostar · Portuguese

encostar · rank #16,042 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,042
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH emblema

Nearest frequency peer: emblema (-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 “encostar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “encostar” 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).

encostar vs encosto
75% similar
encostar vs encurtar
75% similar
encostar vs encantar
75% similar

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

Key facts for encostar
PropertyValue
Headwordencostar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ẽ.kuʃ.ˈtaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,042
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “encostar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).encostarcai 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 “emblema” (#16,041), “educativo” (#16,040), “dureza” (#16,037). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “encostar” fica em #16,042. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around encostar (IPA /ẽ.kuʃ.ˈtaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,042 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for encostar, with forms such as "ecnostar", "enccostar", and "encosatr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "encosto", "encurtar", "encantar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is encostar, spelled E-N-C-O-S-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    apoiar
  2. 2
    arrimar

This word in other languages

appuyer(Français)anfassen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecnostar
  • enccostar
  • encosatr
  • encosstar
  • encostarr
  • encostra
  • encosttar
  • encotsar
  • encsotar
  • enncostar
  • enocstar
  • necostar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of encostar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ecnostar2enccostar1encosatr2encosstar1encostarr1encostra2encosttar1encotsar2
Edit distance from "encostar"

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 "encostar"?
"encostar" is spelled E-N-C-O-S-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ẽ.kuʃ.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "encostar" mean?
As a verb, "encostar" means: apoiar
What words are commonly confused with "encostar"?
"encostar" is commonly confused with "encosto", "encurtar", "encantar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "encostar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encostar" is /ẽ.kuʃ.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encostar" come from?
"encostar" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

estourar#16,049cascavel#16,006humilhar#16,086bactéria#15,996

Similar misspelling depth

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

educativo12 variantsdistorção12 variantsinaugural12 variantstravesti12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list