negociar

verb

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).

negociar vs negócio
63% similar

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

Key facts for negociar
PropertyValue
Headwordnegociar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,230
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “negociar” 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). negociar lands here:

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

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

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

  1. 1
    lidar com negócios; transacionar comercialmente; comerciar
  2. 2
    fazer negócio a respeito de
  3. 3
    permutar ou vender por contrato
  4. 4
    conduzir negociação com; pactuar
  5. 5
    tomar providências a respeito de; agenciar
  6. 6
    promover o andamento ou a conclusão de; contratar, diligenciar
  7. 7
    conspurcar (princípios, ideais, dons) em troca de interesses puramente materiais; degradar, prostituir
  8. 8
    firmar, celebrar (acordo, ajuste, contrato etc.) [com]

Synonyms

transacionar

Antonyms

desnegociar

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.

engociar2negcoiar2neggociar1negocair2negocciar1negociarr1negocira2negoicar2
Edit distance from "negociar"

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 "negociar"?
"negociar" is spelled N-E-G-O-C-I-A-R.
What does "negociar" mean?
As a verb, "negociar" means: lidar com negócios; transacionar comercialmente; comerciar
What words are commonly confused with "negociar"?
"negociar" is commonly confused with "negócio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "negociar" come from?
"negociar" 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 “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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list