exterminar

/ɐjʃ.tɨɾ.mi.ˈnaɾ/

//ɐjʃ.tɨɾ.mi.ˈnaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“exterminar” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #22,030. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,030
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - extinguir

Corpus desk

Index PT-exterminar · exterminar · Portuguese

exterminar · rank #22,030 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #22,030
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH fiasco

Nearest frequency peer: fiasco (+5 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 “exterminar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “exterminar” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

exterminar vs extermínio
70% similar

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

Key facts for exterminar
PropertyValue
Headwordexterminar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐjʃ.tɨɾ.mi.ˈnaɾ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#22,030
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “exterminar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).exterminarcai 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 “fiasco” (#22,035), “even” (#22,024), “evacuar” (#22,023). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “exterminar” fica em #22,030. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around exterminar (IPA /ɐjʃ.tɨɾ.mi.ˈnaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,030 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for exterminar, with forms such as "etxerminar", "exetrminar", and "extemrinar". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "extermínio", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is exterminar, spelled E-X-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    extinguir
  2. 2
    matar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etxerminar
  • exetrminar
  • extemrinar
  • exterimnar
  • extermianr
  • exterminarr
  • exterminnar
  • exterminra
  • extermminar
  • extermniar
  • exterrminar
  • extreminar
  • extterminar
  • exxterminar
  • xeterminar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

etxerminar2exetrminar2extemrinar2exterimnar2extermianr2exterminarr1exterminnar1exterminra2
Edit distance from "exterminar"

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 "exterminar"?
"exterminar" is spelled E-X-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐjʃ.tɨɾ.mi.ˈnaɾ/.
What does "exterminar" mean?
As a verb, "exterminar" means: extinguir
What words are commonly confused with "exterminar"?
"exterminar" is commonly confused with "extermínio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "exterminar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exterminar" is /ɐjʃ.tɨɾ.mi.ˈnaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exterminar" come from?
"exterminar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

complicação15 variantsresiliência15 variantssocialização15 variantsintestinal15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list