negociar
The verdict
“negociar” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #5,230 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #5,230
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - lidar com negócios; transacionar comercialmente; comerciar
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | negociar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #5,230 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “negociar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for negociar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #5,230 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for negociar, with forms such as "engociar", "negcoiar", and "neggociar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "negócio", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is negociar, spelled N-E-G-O-C-I-A-R.
Definition
- 1lidar com negócios; transacionar comercialmente; comerciar
- 2fazer negócio a respeito de
- 3permutar ou vender por contrato
- 4conduzir negociação com; pactuar
- 5tomar providências a respeito de; agenciar
- 6promover o andamento ou a conclusão de; contratar, diligenciar
- 7conspurcar (princípios, ideais, dons) em troca de interesses puramente materiais; degradar, prostituir
- 8firmar, celebrar (acordo, ajuste, contrato etc.) [com]
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This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: engociar,negcoiar,neggociar,negocair,negocciar,negociarr,negocira,negoicar,neogciar,ngeociar,nnegociar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of negociar - 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 “negociar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is N-E-G-O-C-I-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “negócio” - see the side-by-side comparison. negociar vs negócio
- 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.