iluminar

//i.lu.mi.ˈnaɾ// verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,612

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

iluminar is aPortugueseverb. It means: lançar luz sobre Pronounced /i.lu.mi.ˈnaɾ/. Often confused with iluminado and iluminada.

Key facts for iluminar
PropertyValue
Headwordiluminar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/i.lu.mi.ˈnaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#14,612
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of iluminar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for iluminar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /i.lu.mi.ˈnaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,612 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.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for iluminar, with forms such as "illuminar", "ilmuinar", and "iluimnar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "iluminado", "iluminada", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is iluminar, spelled I-L-U-M-I-N-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    lançar luz sobre
  2. 2
    retirar das trevas

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: illuminar,ilmuinar,iluimnar,ilumianr,iluminarr,iluminnar,iluminra,ilumminar,ilumniar,iulminar,liuminar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for iluminar

Misspelling Variants of "iluminar"

illuminar9ilmuinar8iluimnar8ilumianr8iluminarr9iluminnar9iluminra8ilumminar9
Misspelling Variants of "iluminar"

Frequency rank: #14,612 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "iluminar"?
"iluminar" is spelled I-L-U-M-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /i.lu.mi.ˈnaɾ/.
What does "iluminar" mean?
As a verb, "iluminar" means: lançar luz sobre
What words are commonly confused with "iluminar"?
"iluminar" is commonly confused with "iluminado", "iluminada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "iluminar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "iluminar" is /i.lu.mi.ˈnaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "iluminar" come from?
"iluminar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.