ensinar

//ẽ.si.ˈnaɾ// verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,186

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

ensinar is aPortugueseverb. It means: ajudar alguém a adquirir determinado conhecimento Pronounced /ẽ.si.ˈnaɾ/. It ranks #2,186 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with enviar and enfiar.

Key facts for ensinar
PropertyValue
Headwordensinar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ẽ.si.ˈnaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,186
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for ensinar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ẽ.si.ˈnaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,186 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for ensinar, with forms such as "enisnar", "ennsinar", and "ensianr". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "enviar", "enfiar", "enganar", 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 ensinar, spelled E-N-S-I-N-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ajudar alguém a adquirir determinado conhecimento
  2. 2
    transmitir conhecimento como profissão

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enisnar,ennsinar,ensianr,ensinarr,ensinnar,ensinra,ensniar,enssinar,esninar,nesinar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ensinar

Misspelling Variants of "ensinar"

enisnar7ennsinar8ensianr7ensinarr8ensinnar8ensinra7ensniar7enssinar8
Misspelling Variants of "ensinar"

Frequency rank: #2,186 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ensinar"?
"ensinar" is spelled E-N-S-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ẽ.si.ˈnaɾ/.
What does "ensinar" mean?
As a verb, "ensinar" means: ajudar alguém a adquirir determinado conhecimento
What words are commonly confused with "ensinar"?
"ensinar" is commonly confused with "enviar", "enfiar", "enganar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ensinar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ensinar" is /ẽ.si.ˈnaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ensinar" come from?
"ensinar" 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.