pestanejar

/pɨʃ.tɐ.nɨ.ˈʒaɾ/

//pɨʃ.tɐ.nɨ.ˈʒaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“pestanejar” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #42,599. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,599
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mover as pestanas, abrindo e fechando os olhos

Corpus desk

Index PT-pestanejar · pestanejar · Portuguese

pestanejar · rank #42,599 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,599
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH paranoico

Nearest frequency peer: paranoico (-10 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 “pestanejar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pestanejar” 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
Key facts for pestanejar
PropertyValue
Headwordpestanejar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/pɨʃ.tɐ.nɨ.ˈʒaɾ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#42,599
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pestanejar”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “paranoico” (#42,589), “palato” (#42,586), “presencialmente” (#42,617). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pestanejar” fica em #42,599. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around pestanejar (IPA /pɨʃ.tɐ.nɨ.ˈʒaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #42,599 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for pestanejar, with forms such as "epstanejar", "pesatnejar", and "pesstanejar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is pestanejar, spelled P-E-S-T-A-N-E-J-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    mover as pestanas, abrindo e fechando os olhos
  2. 2
    brilhar (estrelas)
  3. 3
    dormir

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epstanejar
  • pesatnejar
  • pesstanejar
  • pestaenjar
  • pestaneajr
  • pestanejarr
  • pestanejjar
  • pestanejra
  • pestanjear
  • pestannejar
  • pestnaejar
  • pesttanejar
  • petsanejar
  • ppestanejar
  • psetanejar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pestanejar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

epstanejar2pesatnejar2pesstanejar1pestaenjar2pestaneajr2pestanejarr1pestanejjar1pestanejra2
Edit distance from "pestanejar"

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 "pestanejar"?
"pestanejar" is spelled P-E-S-T-A-N-E-J-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pɨʃ.tɐ.nɨ.ˈʒaɾ/.
What does "pestanejar" mean?
As a verb, "pestanejar" means: mover as pestanas, abrindo e fechando os olhos
What are common misspellings of "pestanejar"?
Common misspellings include "epstanejar", "pesatnejar", "pesstanejar", "pestaenjar", "pestaneajr". The correct spelling is "pestanejar".
How do you pronounce "pestanejar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pestanejar" is /pɨʃ.tɐ.nɨ.ˈʒaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pestanejar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list