fritar

/fri.ˈtaχ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)

//fri.ˈtaχ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)/ verb

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The verdict

“fritar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #19,440. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,440
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - frigir, banhar em óleo ou gordura muito quente; assar na frigideira

Corpus desk

Index PT-fritar · fritar · Portuguese

fritar · rank #19,440 · 9 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,440
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH fragmentação

Nearest frequency peer: fragmentação (-2 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 “fritar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fritar” 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).

fritar vs frota
67% similar
fritar vs fruta
67% similar
fritar vs frito
67% similar

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

Key facts for fritar
PropertyValue
Headwordfritar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/fri.ˈtaχ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,440
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “fritar”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.fritarcai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “fragmentação” (#19,438), “fofoca” (#19,437), “ficheiro” (#19,435). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fritar” fica em #19,440. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around fritar (IPA /fri.ˈtaχ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)), averb. Corpus frequency is #19,440 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for fritar, with forms such as "ffritar", "firtar", and "friatr". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "frota", "fruta", "frito", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is fritar, spelled F-R-I-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    frigir, banhar em óleo ou gordura muito quente; assar na frigideira
  2. 2
    gastar muito os pneus atritando-os com o asfalto
  3. 3
    divagar, devanear
  4. 4
    estar sob efeitos psicoativos de drogas
  5. 5
    tocar as cordas do instrumento de maneira rápida, sobretudo em um solo

This word in other languages

fry(English)freír(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffritar
  • firtar
  • friatr
  • fritarr
  • fritra
  • frittar
  • frritar
  • frtiar
  • rfitar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fritar - 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.

ffritar1firtar2friatr2fritarr1fritra2frittar1frritar1frtiar2
Edit distance from "fritar"

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 "fritar"?
"fritar" is spelled F-R-I-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /fri.ˈtaχ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?).
What does "fritar" mean?
As a verb, "fritar" means: frigir, banhar em óleo ou gordura muito quente; assar na frigideira
What words are commonly confused with "fritar"?
"fritar" is commonly confused with "frota", "fruta", "frito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fritar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fritar" is /fri.ˈtaχ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fritar" come from?
"fritar" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

fofoca#19,437Herzog#19,454ereção#19,425jaguar#19,474

Similar misspelling depth

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

duquesa9 variantsirritação9 variantsmastro9 variantsclamor9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list