limpar

//lĩ.ˈpaɾ// verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,489

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

limpar is aPortugueseverb. It means: ato ou efeito de localizar, identificar, conter, remover e desfazer-se de forma adequada das substâncias indesejáveis (poluentes) de uma superfície ou ambiente Pronounced /lĩ.ˈpaɾ/. It ranks #3,489 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with lipa and limpo.

Key facts for limpar
PropertyValue
Headwordlimpar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/lĩ.ˈpaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,489
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for limpar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /lĩ.ˈpaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,489 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for limpar, with forms such as "ilmpar", "limapr", and "limmpar". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "lipa", "limpo", "livrar", and more, 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 limpar, spelled L-I-M-P-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de localizar, identificar, conter, remover e desfazer-se de forma adequada das substâncias indesejáveis (poluentes) de uma superfície ou ambiente
  2. 2
    tornar limpo, asseado
  3. 3
    tirar a sujidade; lavar
  4. 4
    enxugar
  5. 5
    ganhar tudo
  6. 6
    esvaziar
  7. 7
    despejar
  8. 8
    furtar
  9. 9
    ato de, nas árvores, as flores irem perdendo os verticilos ulteriores

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ilmpar,limapr,limmpar,limparr,limppar,limpra,lipmar,llimpar,lmipar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for limpar

Misspelling Variants of "limpar"

ilmpar6limapr6limmpar7limparr7limppar7limpra6lipmar6llimpar7
Misspelling Variants of "limpar"

Frequency rank: #3,489 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "limpar"?
"limpar" is spelled L-I-M-P-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /lĩ.ˈpaɾ/.
What does "limpar" mean?
As a verb, "limpar" means: ato ou efeito de localizar, identificar, conter, remover e desfazer-se de forma adequada das substâncias indesejáveis (poluentes) de uma superfície ou ambiente
What words are commonly confused with "limpar"?
"limpar" is commonly confused with "lipa", "limpo", "livrar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "limpar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "limpar" is /lĩ.ˈpaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "limpar" come from?
"limpar" 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.