firmar

/fiɾ.ˈmaɾ/

//fiɾ.ˈmaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“firmar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #16,766. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,766
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-firmar · firmar · Portuguese

firmar · rank #16,766 · 9 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,766
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH filtrar

Nearest frequency peer: filtrar (-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 “firmar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “firmar” 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).

firmar vs fumar
67% similar
firmar vs fixar
67% similar
firmar vs furar
67% similar

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

Key facts for firmar
PropertyValue
Headwordfirmar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/fiɾ.ˈmaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,766
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “firmar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).firmarcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “filtrar” (#16,765), “filosófico” (#16,764), “flauta” (#16,768). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “firmar” fica em #16,766. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around firmar (IPA /fiɾ.ˈmaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,766 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for firmar, with forms such as "ffirmar", "fimrar", and "firamr". 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. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "fumar", "fixar", "furar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is firmar, spelled F-I-R-M-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    tornar firme
  2. 2
    assegurar; confirmar
  3. 3
    sancionar
  4. 4
    fincar
  5. 5
    subscrever com o seu nome; ratificar; autenticar
  6. 6
    gravar
  7. 7
    estribar; apoiar
  8. 8
    fixar (a atenção)
  9. 9
    fazer um ritual para obter algum ganho
  10. 10
    escrever a sua firma
  11. 11
    fixar a atenção, compenetrar-se
  12. 12
    basear-se, apoiar-se

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Firmar com o santo o propósito de mudar de emprego.

This word in other languages

sign(English)firmar(Español)signer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffirmar
  • fimrar
  • firamr
  • firmarr
  • firmmar
  • firmra
  • firrmar
  • frimar
  • ifrmar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of firmar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ffirmar1fimrar2firamr2firmarr1firmmar1firmra2firrmar1frimar2
Edit distance from "firmar"

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 "firmar"?
"firmar" is spelled F-I-R-M-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /fiɾ.ˈmaɾ/.
What does "firmar" mean?
As a verb, "firmar" means: tornar firme
What words are commonly confused with "firmar"?
"firmar" is commonly confused with "fumar", "fixar", "furar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "firmar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "firmar" is /fiɾ.ˈmaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "firmar" come from?
"firmar" 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 "firmar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

flauta#16,768fulano#16,777fundar#16,778cilada#16,704

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

magoado9 variantsabatido9 variantssumário9 variantswhat's9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list