paquerar

verb

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The verdict

“paquerar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #48,577. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,577
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - provocar (alguém) amorosamente, demonstrar interesse amoroso por

Corpus desk

Index PT-paquerar · paquerar · Portuguese

paquerar · rank #48,577 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #48,577
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH pastar

Nearest frequency peer: pastar (+3 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “paquerar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “paquerar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

paquerar vs paquera
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for paquerar
PropertyValue
Headwordpaquerar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Frequency rank#48,577
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “paquerar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).paquerarcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “pastar” (#48,580), “paçoca” (#48,581), “paganismo” (#48,572). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “paquerar” fica em #48,577. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around paquerar, averb. Corpus frequency is #48,577 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for paquerar, with forms such as "apquerar", "paqeurar", and "paqquerar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "paquera", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is paquerar, spelled P-A-Q-U-E-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    provocar (alguém) amorosamente, demonstrar interesse amoroso por
  2. 2
    observar com atenção; espreitar, vigiar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Paquerou uma garota na praia.
  2. Passa as tardes paquerando em Ipanema.

Synonyms

azararcortejarengatargalantearxavecar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apquerar
  • paqeurar
  • paqquerar
  • paquearr
  • paquerarr
  • paquerrar
  • paqurear
  • pauqerar
  • ppaquerar
  • pqauerar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of paquerar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

apquerar2paqeurar2paqquerar1paquearr2paquerarr1paquerrar1paqurear2pauqerar2
Edit distance from "paquerar"

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 "paquerar"?
"paquerar" is spelled P-A-Q-U-E-R-A-R.
What does "paquerar" mean?
As a verb, "paquerar" means: provocar (alguém) amorosamente, demonstrar interesse amoroso por
What words are commonly confused with "paquerar"?
"paquerar" is commonly confused with "paquera". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "paquerar" come from?
"paquerar" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Minister#48,548proximal#48,613mendigar#48,539marriage#48,534

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

pedinte10 variantsmalgaxe10 variantslearned10 variantsisquemia10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list