petiscar
/pɨ.tiʃ.ˈkaɾ/
The verdict
“petiscar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #75,796 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,796
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3,113
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - comer uma pequena quantidade para provar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | petiscar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /pɨ.tiʃ.ˈkaɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #75,796 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “petiscar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
petiscar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #75,796 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /pɨ.tiʃ.ˈkaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for petiscar, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is petiscar, spelled P-E-T-I-S-C-A-R.
Definition
- 1comer uma pequena quantidade para provar
- 2saborear
- 3comer sem apetite
- 4saborear comida bem confeccionada
- 5conhecer superficialmente um assunto
Synonyms
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.
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Using “petiscar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-E-T-I-S-C-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɨ.tiʃ.ˈkaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.