inaugurar
/i.naw.ɡu.ˈɾaɾ/
The verdict
“inaugurar” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #23,689 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #23,689
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - expor pela primeira vez ao público
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inaugurar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /i.naw.ɡu.ˈɾaɾ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #23,689 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “inaugurar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for inaugurar is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /i.naw.ɡu.ˈɾaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #23,689 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 generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for inaugurar, with forms such as "ianugurar", "inaguurar", and "inauggurar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "inaugural", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 inaugurar, spelled I-N-A-U-G-U-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1expor pela primeira vez ao público
- 2iniciar
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ianugurar,inaguurar,inauggurar,inaugruar,inauguarr,inaugurarr,inaugurra,inaugurrar,inauugrar,innaugurar,inuagurar,niaugurar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inaugurar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “inaugurar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-A-U-G-U-R-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /i.naw.ɡu.ˈɾaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “inaugural” - see the side-by-side comparison. inaugurar vs inaugural
- 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.