penetrar

/pɨ.nɨ.ˈtɾaɾ/

//pɨ.nɨ.ˈtɾaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“penetrar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #14,922. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,922
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - passar através ou para dentro de algo

Corpus desk

Index PT-penetrar · penetrar · Portuguese

penetrar · rank #14,922 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,922
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH patético

Nearest frequency peer: patético (-2 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 “penetrar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “penetrar” 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).

penetrar vs pentear
75% similar
penetrar vs peneira
75% similar
penetrar vs pendurar
75% similar

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

Key facts for penetrar
PropertyValue
Headwordpenetrar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/pɨ.nɨ.ˈtɾaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#14,922
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “penetrar”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “patético” (#14,920), “polonês” (#14,927), “pombo” (#14,928). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “penetrar” fica em #14,922. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around penetrar (IPA /pɨ.nɨ.ˈtɾaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,922 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for penetrar, with forms such as "epnetrar", "peentrar", and "penertar". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "pentear", "peneira", "pendurar", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is penetrar, spelled P-E-N-E-T-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    passar através ou para dentro de algo
  2. 2
    entrar em algo
  3. 3
    permear; entrar e se difundir
  4. 4
    compreender; entender; chegar à verdade ou ao significado de algo
  5. 5
    obter uma parte de um mercado
  6. 6
    diz-se do ato de o pênis entrar na vagina (ou o ânus ou a garganta) durante o ato sexual

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A bala penetrou na parede.
  2. Os soldados penetraram na floresta.

This word in other languages

penetrate(English)penetrar(Español)pénétrer(Français)durchschlagen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epnetrar
  • peentrar
  • penertar
  • penetarr
  • penetrarr
  • penetrra
  • penetrrar
  • penettrar
  • pennetrar
  • penterar
  • pneetrar
  • ppenetrar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of penetrar - 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.

epnetrar2peentrar2penertar2penetarr2penetrarr1penetrra2penetrrar1penettrar1
Edit distance from "penetrar"

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 "penetrar"?
"penetrar" is spelled P-E-N-E-T-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pɨ.nɨ.ˈtɾaɾ/.
What does "penetrar" mean?
As a verb, "penetrar" means: passar através ou para dentro de algo
What words are commonly confused with "penetrar"?
"penetrar" is commonly confused with "pentear", "peneira", "pendurar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "penetrar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "penetrar" is /pɨ.nɨ.ˈtɾaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "penetrar" come from?
"penetrar" 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 "penetrar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

patético#14,920malandro#14,892loureiro#14,888implorar#14,869

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

esqueleto12 variantsdrenagem12 variantsbacharel12 variantsblogueiro12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list