minar

verb

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The verdict

“minar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #26,813. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,813
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - escavar para extrair da terra metais, líquidos, etc

Corpus desk

Index PT-minar · minar · Portuguese

minar · rank #26,813 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,813
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH mamilo

Nearest frequency peer: mamilo (-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 “minar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “minar” 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).

minar vs mir
60% similar
minar vs mira
60% similar
minar vs mine
60% similar

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

Key facts for minar
PropertyValue
Headwordminar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,813
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “minar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).minarcai 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 “mamilo” (#26,810), “maluquice” (#26,808), “magnetismo” (#26,807). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “minar” fica em #26,813. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around minar, averb. Corpus frequency is #26,813 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for minar, with forms such as "imnar", "mianr", and "minarr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mir", "mira", "mine", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is minar, spelled M-I-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    escavar para extrair da terra metais, líquidos, etc
  2. 2
    abrir cavidade por baixo de
  3. 3
    invadir ocultamente
  4. 4
    cavar
  5. 5
    consumir; corroer
  6. 6
    amofinar
  7. 7
    prejudicar ás ocultas:
  8. 8
    difundir-se, lavrar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Minar o crédito de alguém.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imnar
  • mianr
  • minarr
  • minnar
  • minra
  • mminar
  • mniar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

imnar2mianr2minarr1minnar1minra2mminar1mniar2
Edit distance from "minar"

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 "minar"?
"minar" is spelled M-I-N-A-R.
What does "minar" mean?
As a verb, "minar" means: escavar para extrair da terra metais, líquidos, etc
What words are commonly confused with "minar"?
"minar" is commonly confused with "mir", "mira", "mine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "minar" come from?
"minar" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

lítio#26,804lilás#26,800peido#26,836polpa#26,851

Similar misspelling depth

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

horda7 variantsgoiaba7 variantsselar7 variantsavant7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list