pulverizar

verb

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The verdict

“pulverizar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,179 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,179
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,113
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - espalhar partículas minúsculas de um produto

Key facts for pulverizar
PropertyValue
Headwordpulverizar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters10
Frequency rank#61,179
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pulverizar” 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). pulverizar 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

pulverizar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,179 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pulverizar, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is pulverizar, spelled P-U-L-V-E-R-I-Z-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    espalhar partículas minúsculas de um produto
  2. 2
    destruir, desfazer, vencer
  3. 3
    desfazer-se ou destruir-se em milhares de pedacinhos
  4. 4
    espalhar por diversos pontos

Synonyms

polvilhar

This word in other languages

pulvériser(Français)

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 "pulverizar"?
"pulverizar" is spelled P-U-L-V-E-R-I-Z-A-R.
What does "pulverizar" mean?
As a verb, "pulverizar" means: espalhar partículas minúsculas de um produto
What language does "pulverizar" come from?
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Using “pulverizar”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-U-L-V-E-R-I-Z-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