extraviar

verb

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The verdict

“extraviar” 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 com que não chegue do destino final

Corpus desk

Index PT-extraviar · extraviar · Portuguese

extraviar · 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.

Key facts for extraviar
PropertyValue
Headwordextraviar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Onde “extraviar” fica na frequência do português

extraviarestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

extraviar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for extraviar, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 extraviar, spelled E-X-T-R-A-V-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    fazer com que não chegue do destino final
  2. 2
    desviar do caminho
  3. 3
    furtar
  4. 4
    obter via método corrupto

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. extraviou verbas públicas

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "extraviar"?
"extraviar" is spelled E-X-T-R-A-V-I-A-R.
What does "extraviar" mean?
As a verb, "extraviar" means: fazer com que não chegue do destino final
What language does "extraviar" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list