hablar

verb

The verdict

“hablar” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #91,938 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.

#91,938
frequency rank, Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - falar, geralmente com o sentido de criticar ou de discursar

Key facts for hablar
PropertyValue
Headwordhablar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Frequency rank#91,938
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hablar” 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). hablar lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for hablar is 6 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #91,938 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "falar, geralmente com o sentido de criticar ou de discursar".

hablar has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is hablar, spelled H-A-B-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    falar, geralmente com o sentido de criticar ou de discursar

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 "hablar"?
"hablar" is spelled H-A-B-L-A-R.
What does "hablar" mean?
As a verb, "hablar" means: falar, geralmente com o sentido de criticar ou de discursar
What language does "hablar" come from?
"hablar" 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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Using “hablar”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is H-A-B-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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