ganhar

/ɡɐ.ˈɲaɾ/

//ɡɐ.ˈɲaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“ganhar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #787. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#787
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-ganhar · ganhar · Portuguese

ganhar · rank #787 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #787
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH finalmente

Nearest frequency peer: finalmente (-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 “ganhar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ganhar” 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).

ganhar vs gastar
67% similar
ganhar vs ganga
67% similar
ganhar vs ganhador
75% similar

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

Key facts for ganhar
PropertyValue
Headwordganhar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɡɐ.ˈɲaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#787
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ganhar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).ganharcai 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 “finalmente” (#786), “Europa” (#785), “chamada” (#782). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “ganhar” fica em #787. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around ganhar (IPA /ɡɐ.ˈɲaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #787 among 521 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for ganhar, with forms such as "agnhar", "gahnar", and "ganahr". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "gastar", "ganga", "ganhador", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is ganhar, spelled G-A-N-H-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    adquirir
  2. 2
    alcançar
  3. 3
    vencer
  4. 4
    obter de outra pessoa
  5. 5
    obter sucesso em um jogo de aposta
  6. 6
    receber pagamento
  7. 7
    conquistar (território, etc.)
  8. 8
    passar a ter em si
  9. 9
    seduzir, conquistar
  10. 10
    ser atingido por
  11. 11
    dar à luz

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ganhei o jogo de ontem.
  2. Ganhei uma bicicleta de presente.

This word in other languages

win(English)ganar(Español)gagner(Français)verdienen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agnhar
  • gahnar
  • ganahr
  • ganharr
  • ganhhar
  • ganhra
  • gannhar
  • gganhar
  • gnahar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ganhar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

agnhar2gahnar2ganahr2ganharr1ganhhar1ganhra2gannhar1gganhar1
Edit distance from "ganhar"

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 "ganhar"?
"ganhar" is spelled G-A-N-H-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡɐ.ˈɲaɾ/.
What does "ganhar" mean?
As a verb, "ganhar" means: adquirir
What words are commonly confused with "ganhar"?
"ganhar" is commonly confused with "gastar", "ganga", "ganhador". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ganhar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ganhar" is /ɡɐ.ˈɲaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ganhar" come from?
"ganhar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Europa#785mostra#772motivo#808rápido#811

Similar misspelling depth

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

pequena9 variantsjornal9 variantsCarlos9 variantsvitória9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list