jogar na cara

phrase

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dizer, citar a uma pessoa coisas que si próprio fez que beneficiou tal pessoa ou os fatos ou pontos negativos que tal pessoa fez ou tem para o próprio intelocutor

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Index PT-jogar-na-cara · jogar na cara · Portuguese

jogar na cara · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" 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 jogar na cara
PropertyValue
Headwordjogar na cara
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “jogar na cara” em português

jogar na caraestá 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

jogar na cara is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dizer, citar a uma pessoa coisas que si próprio fez que beneficiou tal pessoa ou os fatos ou pontos negativos que tal pessoa fez ou tem para o próprio intelocutor".

No generated misspelling entries exist for jogar na cara in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is jogar na cara, spelled J-O-G-A-R- -N-A- -C-A-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    dizer, citar a uma pessoa coisas que si próprio fez que beneficiou tal pessoa ou os fatos ou pontos negativos que tal pessoa fez ou tem para o próprio intelocutor

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Descubra se ele está te traindo

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 "jogar na cara"?
"jogar na cara" is spelled J-O-G-A-R- -N-A- -C-A-R-A.
What does "jogar na cara" mean?
As a phrase, "jogar na cara" means: dizer, citar a uma pessoa coisas que si próprio fez que beneficiou tal pessoa ou os fatos ou pontos negativos que tal pessoa fez ou tem para o próprio intelocutor
What language does "jogar na cara" come from?
"jogar na cara" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list