jogar

verb

The verdict

“jogar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #918. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#918
frequency rank, Portuguese
196
“J” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fazer apostas em jogo

Corpus desk

Index PT-jogar · jogar · Portuguese

jogar · rank #918 · 7 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #918
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 196
  • PHOTO-FINISH liberdade

Nearest frequency peer: liberdade (+1 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “jogar”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “jogar” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

jogar vs jogo
60% similar
jogar vs joia
60% similar
jogar vs Jota
40% similar

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

Key facts for jogar
PropertyValue
Headwordjogar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters5
Frequency rank#918
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Onde “jogar” fica na frequência do português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.jogarcai 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 “liberdade” (#919), “receber” (#921), “sejam” (#923). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around jogar, averb. Corpus frequency is #918 among 196 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for jogar, with forms such as "jgoar", "jjogar", and "joagr". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "jogo", "joia", "Jota", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is jogar, spelled J-O-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    fazer apostas em jogo
  2. 2
    entregar-se ao jogo
  3. 3
    arremessar, atirar, sacudir
  4. 4
    participar do jogo de
  5. 5
    articular
  6. 6
    arremessar-se, atirar-se.
  7. 7
    atribuir (regência verbal com preposição: em)
  8. 8
    pesquisar na internet através de mecanismo de busca internético se introduzindo termo dentro de um campo de pesquisa e se pressionando enter ou botão com respetiva função de iniciar a pesquisa (regência verbal com preposição: em)
  9. 9
    arrastar e soltar imagem em campo de busca de mecanismo de busca por imagem (regência verbal com preposição: em)
  10. 10
    atuar, proceder

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Os grupos de amigos jogavam bilhar.
  2. Ele jogou a caixa no lixo.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jgoar
  • jjogar
  • joagr
  • jogarr
  • joggar
  • jogra
  • ojgar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jogar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

jgoar2jjogar1joagr2jogarr1joggar1jogra2ojgar2
Edit distance from "jogar"

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 "jogar"?
"jogar" is spelled J-O-G-A-R.
What does "jogar" mean?
As a verb, "jogar" means: fazer apostas em jogo
What words are commonly confused with "jogar"?
"jogar" is commonly confused with "jogo", "joia", "Jota". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "jogar" come from?
"jogar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • "jogar" maps to 11 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "jogo". View pair
  • 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #918 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more Portuguese words in the "J" letter cohort. J–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list