orgulhar

verb

The verdict

“orgulhar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #18,403. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,403
frequency rank, Portuguese
846
“O” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - causar sentimento de orgulho a

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

orgulhar vs orgulho
75% similar

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

Key facts for orgulhar
PropertyValue
Headwordorgulhar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,403
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “orgulhar” 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). orgulhar lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around orgulhar, averb. Corpus frequency is #18,403 among 846 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for orgulhar, with forms such as "ogrulhar", "orggulhar", and "orgluhar". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "orgulho", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is orgulhar, spelled O-R-G-U-L-H-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    causar sentimento de orgulho a
  2. 2
    ter sentimento de ser melhor, bom, superior que outros

Synonyms

enorgulhecer

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ogrulhar
  • orggulhar
  • orgluhar
  • orguhlar
  • orgulahr
  • orgulharr
  • orgulhhar
  • orgulhra
  • orgullhar
  • orrgulhar
  • oruglhar
  • rogulhar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ogrulhar2orggulhar1orgluhar2orguhlar2orgulahr2orgulharr1orgulhhar1orgulhra2
Edit distance from "orgulhar"

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 "orgulhar"?
"orgulhar" is spelled O-R-G-U-L-H-A-R.
What does "orgulhar" mean?
As a verb, "orgulhar" means: causar sentimento de orgulho a
What words are commonly confused with "orgulhar"?
"orgulhar" is commonly confused with "orgulho". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "orgulhar" come from?
"orgulhar" 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 “orgulhar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is O-R-G-U-L-H-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “orgulho” - see the side-by-side comparison. orgulhar vs orgulho
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

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