obrigar

/ɔ.bɾi.ˈɡaɾ/

//ɔ.bɾi.ˈɡaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“obrigar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,657. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,657
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fazer com que alguém faça algo à força; forçar

Corpus desk

Index PT-obrigar · obrigar · Portuguese

obrigar · rank #8,657 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,657
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH patrulha

Nearest frequency peer: patrulha (+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 “obrigar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “obrigar” 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).

obrigar vs obrigado
75% similar
obrigar vs obrigada
75% similar

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

Key facts for obrigar
PropertyValue
Headwordobrigar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɔ.bɾi.ˈɡaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,657
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “obrigar”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.obrigarcai 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 “patrulha” (#8,662), “plenamente” (#8,666), “manchete” (#8,646). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “obrigar” fica em #8,657. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around obrigar (IPA /ɔ.bɾi.ˈɡaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,657 among 385 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "fazer com que alguém faça algo à força; forçar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for obrigar, with forms such as "borigar", "obbrigar", and "obirgar". 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 also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "obrigado", "obrigada", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is obrigar, spelled O-B-R-I-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    fazer com que alguém faça algo à força; forçar

This word in other languages

force(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • borigar
  • obbrigar
  • obirgar
  • obrgiar
  • obriagr
  • obrigarr
  • obriggar
  • obrigra
  • obrrigar
  • orbigar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of obrigar - 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.

borigar2obbrigar1obirgar2obrgiar2obriagr2obrigarr1obriggar1obrigra2
Edit distance from "obrigar"

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 "obrigar"?
"obrigar" is spelled O-B-R-I-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɔ.bɾi.ˈɡaɾ/.
What does "obrigar" mean?
As a verb, "obrigar" means: fazer com que alguém faça algo à força; forçar
What words are commonly confused with "obrigar"?
"obrigar" is commonly confused with "obrigado", "obrigada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "obrigar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obrigar" is /ɔ.bɾi.ˈɡaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obrigar" come from?
"obrigar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

maldade#8,645higiene#8,635dourada#8,614cunhado#8,596

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

reeleição10 variantscondado10 variantsdocente10 variantsvegetal10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list