pacificar

/pɐ.si.fi.ˈkaɾ/

//pɐ.si.fi.ˈkaɾ// verb

The verdict

“pacificar” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #52,341 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.

#52,341
frequency rank, Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pôr em paz

Key facts for pacificar
PropertyValue
Headwordpacificar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/pɐ.si.fi.ˈkaɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,341
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pacificar” 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). pacificar lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for pacificar is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɐ.si.fi.ˈkaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #52,341 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.

Zero misspellings are on record for pacificar in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is pacificar, spelled P-A-C-I-F-I-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    pôr em paz
  2. 2
    apaziguar
  3. 3
    tranquilizar

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 "pacificar"?
"pacificar" is spelled P-A-C-I-F-I-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pɐ.si.fi.ˈkaɾ/.
What does "pacificar" mean?
As a verb, "pacificar" means: pôr em paz
How do you pronounce "pacificar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pacificar" is /pɐ.si.fi.ˈkaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pacificar" come from?
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Using “pacificar”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-A-C-I-F-I-C-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /pɐ.si.fi.ˈkaɾ/ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list