piscar

//pisˈka(ʁ)/ [pisˈka(h)]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,179

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

piscar is aPortugueseverb. It means: ação de fechar e abrir rapidamente os olhos Pronounced /pisˈka(ʁ)/ [pisˈka(h)]. Often confused with pista and posar.

Key facts for piscar
PropertyValue
Headwordpiscar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/pisˈka(ʁ)/ [pisˈka(h)]
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,179
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for piscar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pisˈka(ʁ)/ [pisˈka(h)]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,179 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for piscar, with forms such as "ipscar", "picsar", and "pisacr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pista", "posar", "pisco", 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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is piscar, spelled P-I-S-C-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ação de fechar e abrir rapidamente os olhos
  2. 2
    fazer sinal de luzes acendendo e apagando repetida e rapidamente

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ipscar,picsar,pisacr,piscarr,pisccar,piscra,pisscar,ppiscar,psicar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for piscar

Misspelling Variants of "piscar"

ipscar6picsar6pisacr6piscarr7pisccar7piscra6pisscar7ppiscar7
Misspelling Variants of "piscar"

Frequency rank: #15,179 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "piscar"?
"piscar" is spelled P-I-S-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pisˈka(ʁ)/ [pisˈka(h)].
What does "piscar" mean?
As a verb, "piscar" means: ação de fechar e abrir rapidamente os olhos
What words are commonly confused with "piscar"?
"piscar" is commonly confused with "pista", "posar", "pisco". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "piscar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "piscar" is /pisˈka(ʁ)/ [pisˈka(h)]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "piscar" come from?
"piscar" 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.