plugar

verb

The verdict

“plugar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #92,220 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,220
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,113
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pôr plugue em (tomada, entrada, buraco, etc.)

Key facts for plugar
PropertyValue
Headwordplugar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Frequency rank#92,220
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “plugar” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). plugar lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

plugar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #92,220 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for plugar, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is plugar, spelled P-L-U-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    pôr plugue em (tomada, entrada, buraco, etc.)
  2. 2
    conectar um cabo em uma entrada no computador

Antonyms

desplugar

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 "plugar"?
"plugar" is spelled P-L-U-G-A-R.
What does "plugar" mean?
As a verb, "plugar" means: pôr plugue em (tomada, entrada, buraco, etc.)
What language does "plugar" come from?
"plugar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “plugar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-L-U-G-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list