inalar

/ɪ.nɐ.ˈlaɾ/, /ɪ.nɐ.ˈla/

//ɪ.nɐ.ˈlaɾ/, /ɪ.nɐ.ˈla// verb

The verdict

“inalar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #59,184 among 938 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,184
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - parte do processo de respiração que consiste em empurrar ar para dentro dos pulmões

Corpus desk

Index PT-inalar · inalar · Portuguese

inalar · rank #59,184 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,184
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH increase

Nearest frequency peer: increase (+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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “inalar”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for inalar
PropertyValue
Headwordinalar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɪ.nɐ.ˈlaɾ/, /ɪ.nɐ.ˈla/
Letters6
Frequency rank#59,184
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “inalar” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).inalarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “increase” (#59,187), “inocentemente” (#59,195), “Grizzly” (#59,170). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “inalar” fica em #59,184. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inalar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #59,184 among 938 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɪ.nɐ.ˈlaɾ/, /ɪ.nɐ.ˈla/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for inalar in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is inalar, spelled I-N-A-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    parte do processo de respiração que consiste em empurrar ar para dentro dos pulmões
  2. 2
    absorver (geralmente gás ou vapor) pelas vias respiratórias
  3. 3
    receber, simpatizar-se com alguma ideia

Synonyms

Antonyms

expirarexalar

This word in other languages

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 "inalar"?
"inalar" is spelled I-N-A-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪ.nɐ.ˈlaɾ/, /ɪ.nɐ.ˈla/.
What does "inalar" mean?
As a verb, "inalar" means: parte do processo de respiração que consiste em empurrar ar para dentro dos pulmões
How do you pronounce "inalar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inalar" is /ɪ.nɐ.ˈlaɾ/, /ɪ.nɐ.ˈla/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inalar" come from?
"inalar" 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 "inalar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list