inflamar

/ĩ.flɐ.ˈmaɾ/

//ĩ.flɐ.ˈmaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“inflamar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #42,057. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,057
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pôr em chama, incendiar

Corpus desk

Index PT-inflamar · inflamar · Portuguese

inflamar · rank #42,057 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,057
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH impermeável

Nearest frequency peer: impermeável (-7 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “inflamar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “inflamar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

inflamar vs inflar
75% similar
inflamar vs informar
75% similar
inflamar vs inflação
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for inflamar
PropertyValue
Headwordinflamar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ĩ.flɐ.ˈmaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#42,057
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “inflamar”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “impermeável” (#42,050), “imperfeição” (#42,049), “iu” (#42,065). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “inflamar” fica em #42,057. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around inflamar (IPA /ĩ.flɐ.ˈmaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #42,057 among 938 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for inflamar, with forms such as "ifnlamar", "infalmar", and "infflamar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "inflar", "informar", "inflação", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is inflamar, spelled I-N-F-L-A-M-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    pôr em chama, incendiar
  2. 2
    tornar vermelho e inchado (garganta, etc.)
  3. 3
    ficar cheio de gente e muito animado (local)

This word in other languages

ignite(English)inflamar(Español)enflammer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ifnlamar
  • infalmar
  • infflamar
  • inflaamr
  • inflamarr
  • inflammar
  • inflamra
  • infllamar
  • inflmaar
  • inlfamar
  • innflamar
  • niflamar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inflamar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ifnlamar2infalmar2infflamar1inflaamr2inflamarr1inflammar1inflamra2infllamar1
Edit distance from "inflamar"

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 "inflamar"?
"inflamar" is spelled I-N-F-L-A-M-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.flɐ.ˈmaɾ/.
What does "inflamar" mean?
As a verb, "inflamar" means: pôr em chama, incendiar
What words are commonly confused with "inflamar"?
"inflamar" is commonly confused with "inflar", "informar", "inflação". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inflamar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inflamar" is /ĩ.flɐ.ˈmaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inflamar" come from?
"inflamar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "inflamar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hematoma#42,034macieira#42,091expensas#41,998empírico#41,976

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

reprovar12 variantssubjugar12 variantschairman12 variantscenturião12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list