# polegar

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /pu.lɨ.ˈɡaɾ/ · frequency rank #19,241

## Definitions
1. o dedo mais grosso da mão
2. o dedo mais grosso do pé

## Easily confused with
- **pregar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/polegar-vs-pregar)
- **pegar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pegar-vs-polegar)
- **polar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/polar-vs-polegar)
- **polegada** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/polegada-vs-polegar)

## Common misspellings (10)
`oplegar`, `ploegar`, `poelgar`, `poleagr`, `polegarr`, `poleggar`, `polegra`, `polgear`, `pollegar`, `ppolegar`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/polegar