povoar

/pu.ˈvwaɾ/

//pu.ˈvwaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“povoar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #54,606 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,606
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,113
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - formar povoação em; prover de habitantes; tornar habitado

Key facts for povoar
PropertyValue
Headwordpovoar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/pu.ˈvwaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#54,606
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “povoar” 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). povoar 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

povoar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #54,606 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /pu.ˈvwaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for povoar in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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. The correct Portuguese form is povoar, spelled P-O-V-O-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    formar povoação em; prover de habitantes; tornar habitado
  2. 2
    ajuntar-se, amontoar-se, aglomerar-se em:
  3. 3
    disseminar seres vivos para crescimento e reprodução em:
  4. 4
    inspirar (ideias ou sentimentos) abundantemente em (o coração, a mente, etc.):
  5. 5
    encher-se (de coisas incorpóreas)

Synonyms

pobradar

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 "povoar"?
"povoar" is spelled P-O-V-O-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pu.ˈvwaɾ/.
What does "povoar" mean?
As a verb, "povoar" means: formar povoação em; prover de habitantes; tornar habitado
How do you pronounce "povoar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "povoar" is /pu.ˈvwaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "povoar" come from?
"povoar" 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 “povoar”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-O-V-O-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /pu.ˈvwaɾ/ (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

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