pairar

/paj.ˈɾaɾ/

//paj.ˈɾaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“pairar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #59,314 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,314
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - parar, deter a embarcação sem ancorar

Corpus desk

Index PT-pairar · pairar · Portuguese

pairar · rank #59,314 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,314
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH palavreado

Nearest frequency peer: palavreado (+1 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “pairar”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “pairar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pairar
PropertyValue
Headwordpairar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/paj.ˈɾaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#59,314
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “pairar” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).pairarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “palavreado” (#59,315), “papar” (#59,316), “Ovídio” (#59,311). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pairar” fica em #59,314. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pairar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #59,314 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /paj.ˈɾaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pairar, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is pairar, spelled P-A-I-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    parar, deter a embarcação sem ancorar
  2. 2
    equilibrar-se no ar
  3. 3
    adejar
  4. 4
    estar iminente

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pairar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O passarinho pairou facilmente.
  2. Eles pairaram por muito tempo no céu.

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 "pairar"?
"pairar" is spelled P-A-I-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /paj.ˈɾaɾ/.
What does "pairar" mean?
As a verb, "pairar" means: parar, deter a embarcação sem ancorar
How do you pronounce "pairar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pairar" is /paj.ˈɾaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pairar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ovídio#59,311ordene#59,309pueril#59,355rafale#59,362

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list