pesar

/pɨ.ˈzaɾ/

//pɨ.ˈzaɾ// noun

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The verdict

“pesar” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,088. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,088
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-pesar · pesar · Portuguese

pesar · rank #9,088 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,088
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH pi

Nearest frequency peer: pi (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “pesar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pesar” 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).

pesar vs Peter
40% similar
pesar vs presa
60% similar
pesar vs puxar
60% similar

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

Key facts for pesar
PropertyValue
Headwordpesar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɨ.ˈzaɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,088
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pesar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).pesarcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “pi” (#9,089), “pecuária” (#9,086), “poupar” (#9,090). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pesar” fica em #9,088. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around pesar (IPA /pɨ.ˈzaɾ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,088 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for pesar, with forms such as "epsar", "peasr", and "pesarr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Peter", "presa", "puxar", and more, 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. The correct Portuguese form is pesar, spelled P-E-S-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    condolência
  2. 2
    tristeza, dor

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. É com pesar que lamentamos o sepultamento do PSDB, na mesma cova que o PT.

This word in other languages

condolence(English)condolencia(Español)condoléances(Français)Beileid(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epsar
  • peasr
  • pesarr
  • pessar
  • ppesar
  • psear

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epsar2peasr2pesarr1pessar1ppesar1psear2
Edit distance from "pesar"

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 "pesar"?
"pesar" is spelled P-E-S-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pɨ.ˈzaɾ/.
What does "pesar" mean?
As a noun, "pesar" means: condolência
What words are commonly confused with "pesar"?
"pesar" is commonly confused with "Peter", "presa", "puxar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pesar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pesar" is /pɨ.ˈzaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pesar" come from?
"pesar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

palha#9,083lúcio#9,073treta#9,120tumor#9,122

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

find6 variantscacau6 variantsasilo6 variantsKarl6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list