obturar
/ɔb.tu.ˈɾaɾ/
The verdict
“obturar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tapar
Corpus desk
Index PT-obturar · obturar · Portuguese
obturar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | obturar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɔb.tu.ˈɾaɾ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “obturar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
obturar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ɔb.tu.ˈɾaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for obturar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is obturar, spelled O-B-T-U-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1tapar
- 2fechar, ajustando-se a
- 3entupir
- 4obstruir
- 5interceptar a comunicação ou o escoamento de
- 6impedir a passagem da luz por
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.