equilibrar

Name: equilibrar, Portuguese Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“equilibrar” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,074. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,074
frequency rank, Portuguese: 1,279
“E” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estabelecer, manter ou restabelecer o equilíbrio:

Corpus desk

Index PT-equilibrar · equilibrar · Portuguese

equilibrar · rank #13,074 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

FREQ-MID #13,074
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-MID 1,279
PHOTO-FINISH equatorial

Nearest frequency peer: equatorial (-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.

distúrbio

86,939
equatorial

86,928
equilibrar

86,927
Eve

86,924
feto

86,919
fixação

86,917

What this shows “equilibrar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

equilibrar vs equilíbrio

70% similar

equilibrar vs equilibrado

82% similar

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

Key facts for equilibrar
Property	Value
Headword	equilibrar
Language	Portuguese
Part of speech	Verb
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#13,074
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “equilibrar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).equilibrarcai aqui:

#13,074

#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 “equatorial” (#13,073), “Eve” (#13,077), “feto” (#13,082). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “equilibrar” fica em #13,074. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around equilibrar, averb. Corpus frequency is #13,074 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for equilibrar, with forms such as "eqiulibrar", "eqquilibrar", and "equiilbrar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "equilíbrio", "equilibrado", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is equilibrar, spelled E-Q-U-I-L-I-B-R-A-R.

Definition

1
estabelecer, manter ou restabelecer o equilíbrio:
2
nivelar receitas e despesas de modo a garantir sustentabilidade:
3
tornar harmonioso; compensar; contrabalançar:
4
manter o equilíbrio:
5
conseguir ultrapassar situação difícil:

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how equilibrar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

O álcool não me ajuda a equilibrar.
O ministro tenta equilibrar o orçamento.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

eqiulibrar
eqquilibrar
equiilbrar
equilbirar
equilibarr
equilibbrar
equilibrarr
equilibrra
equilibrrar
equilirbar
equillibrar
equliibrar
euqilibrar
qeuilibrar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of equilibrar - 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.

Edit distance from "equilibrar"

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 "equilibrar"?

"equilibrar" is spelled E-Q-U-I-L-I-B-R-A-R.

What does "equilibrar" mean?

As a verb, "equilibrar" means: estabelecer, manter ou restabelecer o equilíbrio:

What words are commonly confused with "equilibrar"?

"equilibrar" is commonly confused with "equilíbrio", "equilibrado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

What language does "equilibrar" come from?

"equilibrar" 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 "equilibrar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

equatorial#13,073 unificação#12,991 obediência#12,948 decadência#13,261

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

implantar14 variants apropriação14 variants travesseiro14 variants diplomacia14 variants