girar

/ʒi.ˈɾaɾ/

//ʒi.ˈɾaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“girar” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #12,256. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,256
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mover(-se) em torno de um eixo, de um centro; rodar

Corpus desk

Index PT-girar · girar · Portuguese

girar · rank #12,256 · 6 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,256
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH HTML

Nearest frequency peer: HTML (+3 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 “girar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “girar” 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).

girar vs grau
60% similar
girar vs girl
60% similar
girar vs giro
60% similar

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

Key facts for girar
PropertyValue
Headwordgirar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ʒi.ˈɾaɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,256
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “girar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).girarcai 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 “HTML” (#12,259), “image” (#12,260), “flecha” (#12,251). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “girar” fica em #12,256. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around girar (IPA /ʒi.ˈɾaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,256 among 521 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 15 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for girar, with forms such as "ggirar", "giarr", and "girarr". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "grau", "girl", "giro", and more, 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 its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is girar, spelled G-I-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    mover(-se) em torno de um eixo, de um centro; rodar
  2. 2
    descrever (movimento rotatório ou circular)
  3. 3
    localizar-se em torno de; circundar, rodear
  4. 4
    andar de um lado para outro; circular
  5. 5
    ser espalhado, divulgado; circular, difundir-se
  6. 6
    alongar-se em voltas; serpentear
  7. 7
    movimentar-se desordenadamente; agitar-se, revolutear
  8. 8
    escoar-se (tempo, horas, dias etc.); decorrer
  9. 9
    (Regionalismo: Brasil) (Uso: informal) ficar maluco; enlouquecer, amalucar
  10. 10
    (Regionalismo: Brasil) andar ativo; lidar, trabalhar
  11. 11
    percorrer ininterruptamente (determinado circuito); circular, correr
  12. 12
    (Derivação: sentido figurado) concentrar-se em torno de; gravitar, realizar-se, versar
  13. 13
    ter curso (moeda, dinheiro); correr, viger
  14. 14
    passar (a vista, os olhos) de modo ligeiro por; percorrer
  15. 15
    realizar negócios com

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. O gaúcho pegou a funda e girou-a no ar.
  2. A Terra gira.

Synonyms

vaguear

This word in other languages

turn(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggirar
  • giarr
  • girarr
  • girrar
  • griar
  • igrar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggirar1giarr2girarr1girrar1griar2igrar2
Edit distance from "girar"

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 "girar"?
"girar" is spelled G-I-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ʒi.ˈɾaɾ/.
What does "girar" mean?
As a verb, "girar" means: mover(-se) em torno de um eixo, de um centro; rodar
What words are commonly confused with "girar"?
"girar" is commonly confused with "grau", "girl", "giro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "girar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "girar" is /ʒi.ˈɾaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "girar" come from?
"girar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

image#12,260fatia#12,249entes#12,238libra#12,279

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

saque6 variantsIndie6 variantsfolia6 variantsstill6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list