palpitar

/paɫ.pi.ˈtaɾ/

//paɫ.pi.ˈtaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“palpitar” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #58,695 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.

#58,695
frequency rank, Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ter palpitações

Key facts for palpitar
PropertyValue
Headwordpalpitar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/paɫ.pi.ˈtaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#58,695
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “palpitar” 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). palpitar 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 palpitar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /paɫ.pi.ˈtaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #58,695 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.

palpitar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is palpitar, spelled P-A-L-P-I-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ter palpitações
  2. 2
    pulsar
  3. 3
    agitar-se

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 "palpitar"?
"palpitar" is spelled P-A-L-P-I-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /paɫ.pi.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "palpitar" mean?
As a verb, "palpitar" means: ter palpitações
How do you pronounce "palpitar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "palpitar" is /paɫ.pi.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "palpitar" come from?
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Using “palpitar”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-A-L-P-I-T-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /paɫ.pi.ˈtaɾ/ (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