minar
The verdict
“minar” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #26,813 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #26,813
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - escavar para extrair da terra metais, líquidos, etc
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | minar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #26,813 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “minar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for minar is 5 letters long, classified as a verb. 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 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
- 1escavar para extrair da terra metais, líquidos, etc
- 2abrir cavidade por baixo de
- 3invadir ocultamente
- 4cavar
- 5consumir; corroer
- 6amofinar
- 7prejudicar ás ocultas:
- 8difundir-se, lavrar
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.
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 “minar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-I-N-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “mir” - see the side-by-side comparison. minar vs mir
- 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.