pavonear
/pɐ.vu.ˈnjaɾ/
The verdict
“pavonear” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mostrar-se demonstrando ostentação
Corpus desk
Index PT-pavonear · pavonear · Portuguese
pavonear · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pavonear |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /pɐ.vu.ˈnjaɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “pavonear” em português
Rare enough to double-check
pavonear is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /pɐ.vu.ˈnjaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pavonear, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is pavonear, spelled P-A-V-O-N-E-A-R.
Definition
- 1mostrar-se demonstrando ostentação
- 2exibir-se com alarde e empáfia
- 3adornar-se notavelmente
- 4vestir-se com elegância
- 5exibir-se demonstrando vaidade
- 6vangloriar-se
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pavonear appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pavoneava seus prêmios esportivos.
Pavoneava os sobrinhos para o aniversário.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.