mascarar

/mɐʃ.kɐ.ˈɾaɾ/

//mɐʃ.kɐ.ˈɾaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“mascarar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #31,449. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,449
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - disfarçar com máscara ou traje

Corpus desk

Index PT-mascarar · mascarar · Portuguese

mascarar · rank #31,449 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,449
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH medley

Nearest frequency peer: medley (+3 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “mascarar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “mascarar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

mascarar vs massacrar
78% similar
mascarar vs máscara
75% similar
mascarar vs mascarado
78% similar

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

Key facts for mascarar
PropertyValue
Headwordmascarar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/mɐʃ.kɐ.ˈɾaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#31,449
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “mascarar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).mascararcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “medley” (#31,452), “manchar” (#31,443), “lit” (#31,433). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “mascarar” fica em #31,449. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around mascarar (IPA /mɐʃ.kɐ.ˈɾaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,449 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for mascarar, with forms such as "amscarar", "macsarar", and "masacrar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "massacrar", "máscara", "mascarado", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is mascarar, spelled M-A-S-C-A-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    disfarçar com máscara ou traje
  2. 2
    dar falsas aparências, dissimular
  3. 3
    disfarçar-se usando máscara

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amscarar
  • macsarar
  • masacrar
  • mascaarr
  • mascararr
  • mascarra
  • mascarrar
  • masccarar
  • mascraar
  • masscarar
  • mmascarar
  • msacarar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mascarar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amscarar2macsarar2masacrar2mascaarr2mascararr1mascarra2mascarrar1masccarar1
Edit distance from "mascarar"

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 "mascarar"?
"mascarar" is spelled M-A-S-C-A-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /mɐʃ.kɐ.ˈɾaɾ/.
What does "mascarar" mean?
As a verb, "mascarar" means: disfarçar com máscara ou traje
What words are commonly confused with "mascarar"?
"mascarar" is commonly confused with "massacrar", "máscara", "mascarado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mascarar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mascarar" is /mɐʃ.kɐ.ˈɾaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mascarar" come from?
"mascarar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lavrador#31,427insinuar#31,415parteira#31,485histoire#31,401

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

eloquente12 variantsduplicar12 variantsdescolar12 variantsconclave12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list