garra

/ˈɡa.Rɐ/

//ˈɡa.Rɐ// noun

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The verdict

“garra” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #11,073. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,073
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unha aguçada de algumas feras e de aves de rapina

Corpus desk

Index PT-garra · garra · Portuguese

garra · rank #11,073 · 5 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,073
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH genético

Nearest frequency peer: genético (+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 “garra”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “garra” 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).

garra vs gira
60% similar
garra vs grua
60% similar
garra vs gíria
60% similar

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

Key facts for garra
PropertyValue
Headwordgarra
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɡa.Rɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#11,073
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “garra”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).garracai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “genético” (#11,075), “globalização” (#11,078), “exagerado” (#11,067). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “garra” fica em #11,073. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around garra (IPA /ˈɡa.Rɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,073 among 521 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for garra, with forms such as "agrra", "gara", and "garar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "gira", "grua", "gíria", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is garra, spelled G-A-R-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    unha aguçada de algumas feras e de aves de rapina
  2. 2
    unha
  3. 3
    dedos
  4. 4
    pelo comprido em redor das juntas dos pés da besta
  5. 5
    gavinha
  6. 6
    cada uma das extremidades de um couro, correspondente aos membros traseiros ou dianteiros
  7. 7
    tirania
  8. 8
    empenho em fazer algo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A águia pegou o pequeno roedor em suas garras e voou para longe.
  2. Muitos dissidentes russos fugiram das garras da opressão durante a Guerra Fria.

This word in other languages

claw(English)garra(Español)griffe(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agrra
  • gara
  • garar
  • ggarra
  • grara

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

agrra2gara1garar2ggarra1grara2
Edit distance from "garra"

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 "garra"?
"garra" is spelled G-A-R-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡa.Rɐ/.
What does "garra" mean?
As a noun, "garra" means: unha aguçada de algumas feras e de aves de rapina
What words are commonly confused with "garra"?
"garra" is commonly confused with "gira", "grua", "gíria". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "garra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "garra" is /ˈɡa.Rɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "garra" come from?
"garra" 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 "garra", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jejum#11,095crack#11,042pisar#11,125sonda#11,157

Similar misspelling depth

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

surra5 variantsrole5 variantsrima5 variantsreto5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list