hostilizar

/ɔʃ.ti.li.ˈzaɾ/

//ɔʃ.ti.li.ˈzaɾ// verb

The verdict

“hostilizar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #87,396 among 409 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,396
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - causar dano a

Corpus desk

Index PT-hostilizar · hostilizar · Portuguese

hostilizar · rank #87,396 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,396
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH horizontalida…

Nearest frequency peer: horizontalidade (-1 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “hostilizar”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “hostilizar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hostilizar
PropertyValue
Headwordhostilizar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɔʃ.ti.li.ˈzaɾ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#87,396
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “hostilizar” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).hostilizarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “horizontalidade” (#87,395), “hiperespaço” (#87,391), “iaque” (#87,402). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “hostilizar” fica em #87,396. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hostilizar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #87,396 among 409 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɔʃ.ti.li.ˈzaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for hostilizar in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is hostilizar, spelled H-O-S-T-I-L-I-Z-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    causar dano a
  2. 2
    opor-se a
  3. 3
    guerrear

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 "hostilizar"?
"hostilizar" is spelled H-O-S-T-I-L-I-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɔʃ.ti.li.ˈzaɾ/.
What does "hostilizar" mean?
As a verb, "hostilizar" means: causar dano a
How do you pronounce "hostilizar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hostilizar" is /ɔʃ.ti.li.ˈzaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hostilizar" come from?
"hostilizar" 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 "hostilizar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list