monitorar

verb

The verdict

“monitorar” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,371. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,371
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,261
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - observar ou vigiar atentamente; acompanhar de forma contínua

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

monitorar vs monitorizar
82% similar
monitorar vs monitor
78% similar

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

Key facts for monitorar
PropertyValue
Headwordmonitorar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,371
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “monitorar” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). monitorar lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around monitorar, averb. Corpus frequency is #9,371 among 2,261 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for monitorar, with forms such as "mmonitorar", "mnoitorar", and "mointorar". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "monitorizar", "monitor", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is monitorar, spelled M-O-N-I-T-O-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    observar ou vigiar atentamente; acompanhar de forma contínua
  2. 2
    acompanhar o funcionamento de um sistema, processo ou equipamento para verificar seu estado
  3. 3
    supervisionar ou controlar atividades para garantir que ocorram conforme o esperado

Synonyms

acompanharobservarsupervisionarvigiar

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmonitorar
  • mnoitorar
  • mointorar
  • moniotrar
  • monitoarr
  • monitorarr
  • monitorra
  • monitorrar
  • monitroar
  • monittorar
  • monnitorar
  • montiorar
  • omnitorar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of monitorar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

mmonitorar1mnoitorar2mointorar2moniotrar2monitoarr2monitorarr1monitorra2monitorrar1
Edit distance from "monitorar"

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 "monitorar"?
"monitorar" is spelled M-O-N-I-T-O-R-A-R.
What does "monitorar" mean?
As a verb, "monitorar" means: observar ou vigiar atentamente; acompanhar de forma contínua
What words are commonly confused with "monitorar"?
"monitorar" is commonly confused with "monitorizar", "monitor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "monitorar" come from?
"monitorar" 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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Using “monitorar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-O-N-I-T-O-R-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “monitorizar” - see the side-by-side comparison. monitorar vs monitorizar
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list