forrar

/fu.ˈRaɾ/

//fu.ˈRaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“forrar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #71,782 among 853 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,782
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pôr forro em

Corpus desk

Index PT-forrar · forrar · Portuguese

forrar · rank #71,782 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,782
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH frontão

Nearest frequency peer: frontão (+4 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “forrar”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “forrar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for forrar
PropertyValue
Headwordforrar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/fu.ˈRaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#71,782
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “forrar” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.forrarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “frontão” (#71,786), “fluoreto” (#71,776), “fishing” (#71,770). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “forrar” fica em #71,782. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

forrar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #71,782 among 853 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /fu.ˈRaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for forrar in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is forrar, spelled F-O-R-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    pôr forro em
  2. 2
    enchumaçar
  3. 3
    poupar
  4. 4
    alimentar preenchendo-se

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Você só pensa em forrar o estômago com doce.
  2. Você só pensa em forrar a barriga de doce.

Synonyms

aforrar

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 "forrar"?
"forrar" is spelled F-O-R-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /fu.ˈRaɾ/.
What does "forrar" mean?
As a verb, "forrar" means: pôr forro em
How do you pronounce "forrar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "forrar" is /fu.ˈRaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "forrar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Mileto#71,915cicuta#71,594cacife#71,562sabugo#72,052

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list