modelar

//mu.dɨ.ˈlaɾ// adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,572

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

modelar is anPortugueseadj. It means: que serve de modelo Pronounced /mu.dɨ.ˈlaɾ/. Often confused with modelo and modular.

Key facts for modelar
PropertyValue
Headwordmodelar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/mu.dɨ.ˈlaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,572
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for modelar is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /mu.dɨ.ˈlaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #27,572 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "que serve de modelo".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for modelar, with forms such as "mdoelar", "mmodelar", and "moddelar". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "modelo", "modular", "moderar", 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 modelar, spelled M-O-D-E-L-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    que serve de modelo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mdoelar,mmodelar,moddelar,modealr,modelarr,modellar,modelra,modlear,moedlar,omdelar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for modelar

Misspelling Variants of "modelar"

mdoelar7mmodelar8moddelar8modealr7modelarr8modellar8modelra7modlear7
Misspelling Variants of "modelar"

Frequency rank: #27,572 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "modelar"?
"modelar" is spelled M-O-D-E-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /mu.dɨ.ˈlaɾ/.
What does "modelar" mean?
As an adj, "modelar" means: que serve de modelo
What words are commonly confused with "modelar"?
"modelar" is commonly confused with "modelo", "modular", "moderar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "modelar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "modelar" is /mu.dɨ.ˈlaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "modelar" come from?
"modelar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.