forjar

//fuɾ.ˈʒaɾ// verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,653

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

forjar is aPortugueseverb. It means: fabricar Pronounced /fuɾ.ˈʒaɾ/. Often confused with furar and formar.

Key facts for forjar
PropertyValue
Headwordforjar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/fuɾ.ˈʒaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,653
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of forjar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for forjar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /fuɾ.ˈʒaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #24,653 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.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for forjar, with forms such as "fforjar", "fojrar", and "forajr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "furar", "formar", "furtar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is forjar, spelled F-O-R-J-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    fabricar
  2. 2
    aquecer e trabalhar na forja

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: fforjar,fojrar,forajr,forjarr,forjjar,forjra,forrjar,frojar,ofrjar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for forjar

Misspelling Variants of "forjar"

fforjar7fojrar6forajr6forjarr7forjjar7forjra6forrjar7frojar6
Misspelling Variants of "forjar"

Frequency rank: #24,653 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "forjar"?
"forjar" is spelled F-O-R-J-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /fuɾ.ˈʒaɾ/.
What does "forjar" mean?
As a verb, "forjar" means: fabricar
What words are commonly confused with "forjar"?
"forjar" is commonly confused with "furar", "formar", "furtar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "forjar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "forjar" is /fuɾ.ˈʒaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "forjar" come from?
"forjar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter F in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.