papar
/pɐ.ˈpaɾ/
The verdict
“papar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #59,316 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,316
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3,113
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - comer
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | papar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /pɐ.ˈpaɾ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #59,316 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “papar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
papar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #59,316 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /pɐ.ˈpaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for papar, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 papar, spelled P-A-P-A-R.
Definition
- 1comer
- 2colher para si
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.
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Using “papar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-A-P-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɐ.ˈpaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.