morrer

verb

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The verdict

“morrer” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #743. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#743
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - perder a vida; falecer

Corpus desk

Index PT-morrer · morrer · Portuguese

morrer · rank #743 · 7 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #743
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH ministério

Nearest frequency peer: ministério (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “morrer”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “morrer” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

morrer vs morte
67% similar
morrer vs morro
67% similar
morrer vs mover
67% similar

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

Key facts for morrer
PropertyValue
Headwordmorrer
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Frequency rank#743
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “morrer”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).morrercai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ministério” (#742), “pegar” (#744), “feita” (#741). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “morrer” fica em #743. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around morrer, averb. Corpus frequency is #743 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for morrer, with forms such as "mmorrer", "morer", and "morerr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "morte", "morro", "mover", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is morrer, spelled M-O-R-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    perder a vida; falecer
  2. 2
    cansar-se demasiadamente até a exaustão
  3. 3
    parar de funcionar
  4. 4
    deixar de funcionar em definitivo
  5. 5
    sentir, passar, uma intensa sensação
  6. 6
    ser gasto

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how morrer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. No meio da corrida, ele já estava morto.
  2. O motor morreu assim que saí de casa.

This word in other languages

die(English)morir(Español)mourir(Français)sterben(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmorrer
  • morer
  • morerr
  • morrerr
  • morrre
  • mrorer
  • omrrer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of morrer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mmorrer1morer1morerr2morrerr1morrre2mrorer2omrrer2
Edit distance from "morrer"

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 "morrer"?
"morrer" is spelled M-O-R-R-E-R.
What does "morrer" mean?
As a verb, "morrer" means: perder a vida; falecer
What words are commonly confused with "morrer"?
"morrer" is commonly confused with "morte", "morro", "mover". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "morrer" come from?
"morrer" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "morrer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

contar#740Carlos#737versão#731câmara#756

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

pegar7 variantscanal7 variantschefe7 variantscomer7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list