enterrar

//ẽ.tɨ.ˈRaɾ// verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,725

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

enterrar is aPortugueseverb. It means: colocar debaixo da terra Pronounced /ẽ.tɨ.ˈRaɾ/. Often confused with entrar and enterro.

Key facts for enterrar
PropertyValue
Headwordenterrar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ẽ.tɨ.ˈRaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,725
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for enterrar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ẽ.tɨ.ˈRaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #13,725 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.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 enterrar, with forms such as "enetrrar", "ennterrar", and "enterar". 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, "entrar", "enterro", "enxergar", 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 enterrar, spelled E-N-T-E-R-R-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    colocar debaixo da terra
  2. 2
    fazer passar a bola pelo aro com violência

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enetrrar,ennterrar,enterar,enterarr,enterrarr,enterrra,entrerar,entterrar,etnerrar,neterrar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for enterrar

Misspelling Variants of "enterrar"

enetrrar8ennterrar9enterar7enterarr8enterrarr9enterrra8entrerar8entterrar9
Misspelling Variants of "enterrar"

Frequency rank: #13,725 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "enterrar"?
"enterrar" is spelled E-N-T-E-R-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ẽ.tɨ.ˈRaɾ/.
What does "enterrar" mean?
As a verb, "enterrar" means: colocar debaixo da terra
What words are commonly confused with "enterrar"?
"enterrar" is commonly confused with "entrar", "enterro", "enxergar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "enterrar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enterrar" is /ẽ.tɨ.ˈRaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enterrar" come from?
"enterrar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter E in our Portuguese index:

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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.