inquietar

verb

The verdict

“inquietar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tornar inquieto; causar ansiedade

Corpus desk

Index PT-inquietar · inquietar · Portuguese

inquietar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for inquietar
PropertyValue
Headwordinquietar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “inquietar” em português

inquietarestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inquietar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "tornar inquieto; causar ansiedade".

No misspelling variants are generated for inquietar in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is inquietar, spelled I-N-Q-U-I-E-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    tornar inquieto; causar ansiedade

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Isso deveria ser suficiente para inquietar os empresários e, de modo geral, os cidadãos interessados na segurança legal e no aperfeiçoamento da democracia.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inquietar"?
"inquietar" is spelled I-N-Q-U-I-E-T-A-R.
What does "inquietar" mean?
As a verb, "inquietar" means: tornar inquieto; causar ansiedade
What language does "inquietar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list