nutrir
/nu.ˈtɾiɾ/
The verdict
“nutrir” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #32,287 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #32,287
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - alimentar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nutrir |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /nu.ˈtɾiɾ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #32,287 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nutrir” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for nutrir is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /nu.ˈtɾiɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #32,287 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 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 nutrir, with forms such as "nnutrir", "nturir", and "nurtir". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is nutrir, spelled N-U-T-R-I-R.
Definition
- 1alimentar
- 2sustentar
- 3engordar
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nnutrir,nturir,nurtir,nutirr,nutrirr,nutrri,nutrrir,nuttrir,untrir
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nutrir - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “nutrir”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is N-U-T-R-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /nu.ˈtɾiɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.