minar

verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,813

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

minar is aPortugueseverb. It means: escavar para extrair da terra metais, líquidos, etc Often confused with mir and mira.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for minar is 5 letters long, classified as averb. Corpus data places it at rank #26,813 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for minar, with forms such as "imnar", "mianr", and "minarr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mir", "mira", "mine", 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 minar, spelled M-I-N-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: imnar,mianr,minarr,minnar,minra,mminar,mniar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for minar

Misspelling Variants of "minar"

imnar5mianr5minarr6minnar6minra5mminar6mniar5
Misspelling Variants of "minar"

Frequency rank: #26,813 in Portuguese

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter M in our Portuguese index:

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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.