exercer

/i.zɨɾ.ˈseɾ/

//i.zɨɾ.ˈseɾ// verb

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The verdict

“exercer” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,726. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,726
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - preencher ou representar os deveres, as funções ou obrigações inerentes a (um cargo, trabalho, título, etc.)

Corpus desk

Index PT-exercer · exercer · Portuguese

exercer · rank #4,726 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,726
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH feio

Nearest frequency peer: feio (+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 “exercer”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “exercer” 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 exercer
PropertyValue
Headwordexercer
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/i.zɨɾ.ˈseɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,726
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “exercer”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.exercercai 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 “feio” (#4,727), “espacial” (#4,724), “feridos” (#4,728). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “exercer” fica em #4,726. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around exercer (IPA /i.zɨɾ.ˈseɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,726 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for exercer, with forms such as "eexrcer", "execrer", and "exerccer". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists 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 exercer, spelled E-X-E-R-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    preencher ou representar os deveres, as funções ou obrigações inerentes a (um cargo, trabalho, título, etc.)
  2. 2
    desempenhar, cumprir
  3. 3
    pôr em ação; praticar
  4. 4
    adestrar, exercitar
  5. 5
    dedicar-se
  6. 6
    aplicar-se

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eexrcer
  • execrer
  • exerccer
  • exercerr
  • exercre
  • exerecr
  • exerrcer
  • exrecer
  • exxercer
  • xeercer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eexrcer2execrer2exerccer1exercerr1exercre2exerecr2exerrcer1exrecer2
Edit distance from "exercer"

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 "exercer"?
"exercer" is spelled E-X-E-R-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /i.zɨɾ.ˈseɾ/.
What does "exercer" mean?
As a verb, "exercer" means: preencher ou representar os deveres, as funções ou obrigações inerentes a (um cargo, trabalho, título, etc.)
What are common misspellings of "exercer"?
Common misspellings include "eexrcer", "execrer", "exerccer", "exercerr", "exercre". The correct spelling is "exercer".
How do you pronounce "exercer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exercer" is /i.zɨɾ.ˈseɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exercer" come from?
"exercer" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

feridos#4,728intenso#4,735admitir#4,690sorteio#4,767

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

tornado10 variantsvisível10 variantsmantido10 variantsconfesso10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list