germinar

/ʒɨɾ.mi.ˈnaɾ/

//ʒɨɾ.mi.ˈnaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“germinar” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #62,883 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.

#62,883
frequency rank, Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - começar um vegetal a desenvolver-se a partir de sua semente

Key facts for germinar
PropertyValue
Headwordgerminar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ʒɨɾ.mi.ˈnaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#62,883
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “germinar” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). germinar lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for germinar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ʒɨɾ.mi.ˈnaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #62,883 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for germinar in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 germinar, spelled G-E-R-M-I-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    começar um vegetal a desenvolver-se a partir de sua semente
  2. 2
    brotar, crescer, desenvolver (uma ideia, por exemplo)

This word in other languages

germinate(English)germinar(Español)keimen(Deutsch)

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 "germinar"?
"germinar" is spelled G-E-R-M-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ʒɨɾ.mi.ˈnaɾ/.
What does "germinar" mean?
As a verb, "germinar" means: começar um vegetal a desenvolver-se a partir de sua semente
How do you pronounce "germinar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "germinar" is /ʒɨɾ.mi.ˈnaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "germinar" come from?
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Using “germinar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-E-R-M-I-N-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ʒɨɾ.mi.ˈnaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list