expatriar
The verdict
“expatriar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fazer sair da pátria, exilar
Corpus desk
Index PT-expatriar · expatriar · Portuguese
expatriar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | expatriar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “expatriar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
expatriar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for expatriar, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is expatriar, spelled E-X-P-A-T-R-I-A-R.
Definition
- 1fazer sair da pátria, exilar
- 2sair da pátria por vontade própria; exilar-se
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how expatriar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Em vez de expatriar executivo, empresas economizam ao oferecer para o funcionário uma nova vaga no exterior."
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.