perturbar

//pɨɾ.tuɾ.ˈbaɾ// verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,932

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

perturbar is aPortugueseverb. It means: alterar Pronounced /pɨɾ.tuɾ.ˈbaɾ/. Often confused with perfurar and perturbado.

Key facts for perturbar
PropertyValue
Headwordperturbar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/pɨɾ.tuɾ.ˈbaɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#11,932
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of perturbar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for perturbar is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɨɾ.tuɾ.ˈbaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #11,932 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for perturbar, with forms such as "eprturbar", "perrturbar", and "pertrubar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "perfurar", "perturbado", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is perturbar, spelled P-E-R-T-U-R-B-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    alterar
  2. 2
    agitar
  3. 3
    transtornar
  4. 4
    envergonhar

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eprturbar,perrturbar,pertrubar,pertturbar,pertubrar,perturabr,perturbarr,perturbbar,perturbra,perturrbar,perutrbar,petrurbar,pperturbar,preturbar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for perturbar

Misspelling Variants of "perturbar"

eprturbar9perrturbar10pertrubar9pertturbar10pertubrar9perturabr9perturbarr10perturbbar10
Misspelling Variants of "perturbar"

Frequency rank: #11,932 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "perturbar"?
"perturbar" is spelled P-E-R-T-U-R-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pɨɾ.tuɾ.ˈbaɾ/.
What does "perturbar" mean?
As a verb, "perturbar" means: alterar
What words are commonly confused with "perturbar"?
"perturbar" is commonly confused with "perfurar", "perturbado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "perturbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perturbar" is /pɨɾ.tuɾ.ˈbaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perturbar" come from?
"perturbar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.