papar

/pɐ.ˈpaɾ/

//pɐ.ˈpaɾ// verb

The verdict

“papar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #59,316 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,316
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - comer

Corpus desk

Index PT-papar · papar · Portuguese

papar · rank #59,316 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,316
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 “papar”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for papar
PropertyValue
Headwordpapar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/pɐ.ˈpaɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#59,316
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “papar” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.paparcai 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), “pairar” (#59,314), “Ovídio” (#59,311). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “papar” fica em #59,316. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

papar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #59,316 among 1,578 “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

  1. 1
    comer
  2. 2
    colher 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list