mirrar

/mi.ˈRaɾ/

//mi.ˈRaɾ// verb

The verdict

“mirrar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - murchar, diminuir de tamanho, emagrecer, secar-se, encolher-se, sumir-se

Corpus desk

Index PT-mirrar · mirrar · Portuguese

mirrar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for mirrar
PropertyValue
Headwordmirrar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/mi.ˈRaɾ/
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Onde “mirrar” fica na frequência do português

mirrarestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mirrar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /mi.ˈRaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "murchar, diminuir de tamanho, emagrecer, secar-se, encolher-se, sumir-se".

mirrar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 mirrar, spelled M-I-R-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    murchar, diminuir de tamanho, emagrecer, secar-se, encolher-se, sumir-se

Synonyms

esmirrar

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mirrar"?
"mirrar" is spelled M-I-R-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /mi.ˈRaɾ/.
What does "mirrar" mean?
As a verb, "mirrar" means: murchar, diminuir de tamanho, emagrecer, secar-se, encolher-se, sumir-se
How do you pronounce "mirrar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mirrar" is /mi.ˈRaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mirrar" come from?
"mirrar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list