nascer
The verdict
“nascer” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #4,008 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #4,008
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - emergir ou ser trazido à existência, geralmente referindo-se ao momento em que um organismo multicelular inicia sua vida independente fora do corpo materno ou do ambiente de desenvolvimento inicial...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nascer |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #4,008 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nascer” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for nascer is 6 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #4,008 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for nascer, with forms such as "anscer", "nacser", and "nasccer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is nascer, spelled N-A-S-C-E-R.
Definition
- 1emergir ou ser trazido à existência, geralmente referindo-se ao momento em que um organismo multicelular inicia sua vida independente fora do corpo materno ou do ambiente de desenvolvimento inicial (como um ovo)
- 2brotar, começar a crescer
- 3surgir, aparecer
- 4ter como destino
- 5estar aberto, receptivo
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: anscer,nacser,nasccer,nascerr,nascre,nasecr,nasscer,nnascer,nsacer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nascer - 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.
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 “nascer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is N-A-S-C-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- 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.