interpretar

//ĩ.tɨɾ.pɾɨ.ˈtaɾ// verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,172

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

interpretar is aPortugueseverb. It means: fornecer o significado de algo; explicar, elucidar Pronounced /ĩ.tɨɾ.pɾɨ.ˈtaɾ/. It ranks #7,172 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with intérprete.

Key facts for interpretar
PropertyValue
Headwordinterpretar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ĩ.tɨɾ.pɾɨ.ˈtaɾ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#7,172
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of interpretar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for interpretar is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ĩ.tɨɾ.pɾɨ.ˈtaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #7,172 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 17 documented wrong-spelling variants for interpretar, with forms such as "inetrpretar", "innterpretar", and "inteprretar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "intérprete", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is interpretar, spelled I-N-T-E-R-P-R-E-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    fornecer o significado de algo; explicar, elucidar
  2. 2
    compreender de uma certa forma
  3. 3
    executar uma peça, dando-lhe um significado
  4. 4
    traduzir oralmente (via de regra de uma língua para outra)
  5. 5
    traduzir um programa escrito em linguagem de alto nível em comandos executáveis pelo computador

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inetrpretar,innterpretar,inteprretar,interpertar,interppretar,interpreatr,interpretarr,interpretra,interprettar,interprretar,interprtear,interrpetar,interrpretar,intrepretar,intterpretar,itnerpretar,niterpretar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for interpretar

Misspelling Variants of "interpretar"

inetrpretar11innterpretar12inteprretar11interpertar11interppretar12interpreatr11interpretarr12interpretra11
Misspelling Variants of "interpretar"

Frequency rank: #7,172 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "interpretar"?
"interpretar" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-P-R-E-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.tɨɾ.pɾɨ.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "interpretar" mean?
As a verb, "interpretar" means: fornecer o significado de algo; explicar, elucidar
What words are commonly confused with "interpretar"?
"interpretar" is commonly confused with "intérprete". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "interpretar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interpretar" is /ĩ.tɨɾ.pɾɨ.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "interpretar" come from?
"interpretar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.