hibernar

/i.bɨɾ.ˈnaɾ/

//i.bɨɾ.ˈnaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“hibernar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #58,571 among 995 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,571
frequency rank, Portuguese
995
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - estar em hibernação

Key facts for hibernar
PropertyValue
Headwordhibernar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/i.bɨɾ.ˈnaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#58,571
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hibernar” 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). hibernar lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

hibernar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #58,571 among 995 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /i.bɨɾ.ˈnaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "estar em hibernação".

No misspelling variants are generated for hibernar in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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. The correct Portuguese form is hibernar, spelled H-I-B-E-R-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    estar em hibernação

This word in other languages

hibernate(English)hiberner(Français)überwintern(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 "hibernar"?
"hibernar" is spelled H-I-B-E-R-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /i.bɨɾ.ˈnaɾ/.
What does "hibernar" mean?
As a verb, "hibernar" means: estar em hibernação
How do you pronounce "hibernar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hibernar" is /i.bɨɾ.ˈnaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hibernar" come from?
"hibernar" 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 “hibernar”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is H-I-B-E-R-N-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /i.bɨɾ.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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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