notar

/nu.ˈtaɾ/

//nu.ˈtaɾ// verb

The verdict

“notar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,938. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,938
frequency rank, Portuguese
360
“N” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - marcar

Corpus desk

Index PT-notar · notar · Portuguese

notar · rank #4,938 · 7 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,938
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 360
  • PHOTO-FINISH pesada

Nearest frequency peer: pesada (+5 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 “notar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “notar” 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).

notar vs notário
57% similar
notar vs Not
40% similar
notar vs nota
80% similar

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

Key facts for notar
PropertyValue
Headwordnotar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/nu.ˈtaɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,938
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “notar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).notarcai 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 “pesada” (#4,943), “lucro” (#4,932), “pesquisar” (#4,944). Entre 360 lemas com “N”, “notar” fica em #4,938. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around notar (IPA /nu.ˈtaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,938 among 360 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for notar, with forms such as "nnotar", "noatr", and "notarr". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "notário", "Not", "nota", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is notar, spelled N-O-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    marcar
  2. 2
    tomar nota de
  3. 3
    observar
  4. 4
    assinalar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nnotar
  • noatr
  • notarr
  • notra
  • nottar
  • ntoar
  • ontar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

nnotar1noatr2notarr1notra2nottar1ntoar2ontar2
Edit distance from "notar"

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 "notar"?
"notar" is spelled N-O-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /nu.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "notar" mean?
As a verb, "notar" means: marcar
What words are commonly confused with "notar"?
"notar" is commonly confused with "notário", "Not", "nota". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "notar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "notar" is /nu.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "notar" come from?
"notar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list