levantar
/lɨ.vɐ̃.ˈtaɾ/
The verdict
“levantar” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #2,197 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #2,197
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pôr em pé
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | levantar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /lɨ.vɐ̃.ˈtaɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #2,197 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “levantar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for levantar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /lɨ.vɐ̃.ˈtaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,197 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for levantar, with forms such as "elvantar", "leavntar", and "levanatr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is levantar, spelled L-E-V-A-N-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1pôr em pé
- 2apanhar do chão
- 3erguer
- 4erigir
- 5arrecadar
- 6pôr-se em pé (pôr-se na posição normal quem estava curvado, agachado, deitado, de joelhos, sentado)
- 7erguer-se do assento em sinal de cortesia e respeito
- 8andar a fêmea em cio
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: elvantar,leavntar,levanatr,levanntar,levantarr,levantra,levanttar,levatnar,levnatar,levvantar,llevantar,lveantar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of levantar - 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.
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.
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Using “levantar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-E-V-A-N-T-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /lɨ.vɐ̃.ˈtaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.