inflar

verb

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The verdict

“inflar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #48,978. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,978
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aumentar de tamanho devido à entrada de ar

Corpus desk

Index PT-inflar · inflar · Portuguese

inflar · rank #48,978 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,978
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH inchar

Nearest frequency peer: inchar (-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 “inflar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “inflar” 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).

inflar vs isolar
67% similar
inflar vs inovar
67% similar
inflar vs insular
71% similar

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

Key facts for inflar
PropertyValue
Headwordinflar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Frequency rank#48,978
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “inflar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).inflarcai 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 “inchar” (#48,971), “ioiô” (#48,990), “homogeneidade” (#48,964). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “inflar” fica em #48,978. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around inflar, averb. Corpus frequency is #48,978 among 938 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for inflar, with forms such as "ifnlar", "infalr", and "infflar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "isolar", "inovar", "insular", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is inflar, spelled I-N-F-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    aumentar de tamanho devido à entrada de ar
  2. 2
    encher-se de orgulho
  3. 3
    aumentar, subir

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how inflar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Os preços foram inflados artificialmente.

This word in other languages

inflate(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ifnlar
  • infalr
  • infflar
  • inflarr
  • infllar
  • inflra
  • inlfar
  • innflar
  • niflar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inflar - 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.

ifnlar2infalr2infflar1inflarr1infllar1inflra2inlfar2innflar1
Edit distance from "inflar"

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 "inflar"?
"inflar" is spelled I-N-F-L-A-R.
What does "inflar" mean?
As a verb, "inflar" means: aumentar de tamanho devido à entrada de ar
What words are commonly confused with "inflar"?
"inflar" is commonly confused with "isolar", "inovar", "insular". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "inflar" come from?
"inflar" 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 "inflar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

inchar#48,971fartar#48,928papiro#49,081pernil#49,096

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

receoso9 variantsbrains9 variantsvitral9 variantsadiposo9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list