ganhar

//ɡɐ.ˈɲaɾ// verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#787

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

ganhar is aPortugueseverb. It means: adquirir Pronounced /ɡɐ.ˈɲaɾ/. It ranks #787 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with gastar and ganga.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for ganhar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɡɐ.ˈɲaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #787 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 11 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 ganhar, with forms such as "agnhar", "gahnar", and "ganahr". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "gastar", "ganga", "ganhador", 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 ganhar, spelled G-A-N-H-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: agnhar,gahnar,ganahr,ganharr,ganhhar,ganhra,gannhar,gganhar,gnahar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ganhar

Misspelling Variants of "ganhar"

agnhar6gahnar6ganahr6ganharr7ganhhar7ganhra6gannhar7gganhar7
Misspelling Variants of "ganhar"

Frequency rank: #787 in Portuguese

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 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 G 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.