prevaricar
/pɾɨ.vɐ.ɾi.ˈkaɾ/
The verdict
“prevaricar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - não cumprir o dever, atuar de maneira incorreta, transgredir as normas
Corpus desk
Index PT-prevaricar · prevaricar · Portuguese
prevaricar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prevaricar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /pɾɨ.vɐ.ɾi.ˈkaɾ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “prevaricar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
prevaricar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /pɾɨ.vɐ.ɾi.ˈkaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for prevaricar, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is prevaricar, spelled P-R-E-V-A-R-I-C-A-R.
Definition
- 1não cumprir o dever, atuar de maneira incorreta, transgredir as normas
- 2cometer prevaricação, prejudicar um funcionário público ou cargo político, os interesses que tem obriga de defender
- 3abusar do poder
- 4perverter, corromper
- 5cometer adultério
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.