fascinar

/fɐʃ.si.ˈnaɾ/

//fɐʃ.si.ˈnaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“fascinar” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #89,099 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.

#89,099
frequency rank, Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - dominar por encantamento

Key facts for fascinar
PropertyValue
Headwordfascinar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/fɐʃ.si.ˈnaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#89,099
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fascinar” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). fascinar lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for fascinar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /fɐʃ.si.ˈnaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #89,099 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fascinar, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is fascinar, spelled F-A-S-C-I-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    dominar por encantamento
  2. 2
    deslumbrar

Synonyms

encantar

This word in other languages

fascinate(English)

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 "fascinar"?
"fascinar" is spelled F-A-S-C-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /fɐʃ.si.ˈnaɾ/.
What does "fascinar" mean?
As a verb, "fascinar" means: dominar por encantamento
How do you pronounce "fascinar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fascinar" is /fɐʃ.si.ˈnaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fascinar" come from?
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Using “fascinar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-A-S-C-I-N-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /fɐʃ.si.ˈnaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list