quebrar
/kɨ.ˈbɾaɾ/
The verdict
“quebrar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,797. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #2,797
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 129
- “Q” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - partir, romper
Corpus desk
Index PT-quebrar · quebrar · Portuguese
quebrar · rank #2,797 · 10 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #2,797
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 129
- PHOTO-FINISH provar
Nearest frequency peer: provar (-2 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “quebrar”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- preta
preta
97,210 corpus weight
- primo
primo
97,209 corpus weight
- produzido
produzido
97,208 corpus weight
- provar
provar
97,206 corpus weight
- quebrar
quebrar
97,204 corpus weight
- representaç…
representação
97,199 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “quebrar” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quebrar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /kɨ.ˈbɾaɾ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #2,797 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Onde “quebrar” fica na frequência do português
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around quebrar (IPA /kɨ.ˈbɾaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,797 among 129 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for quebrar, with forms such as "qeubrar", "qquebrar", and "quberar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "querer", "queira", "queimar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is quebrar, spelled Q-U-E-B-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1partir, romper
- 2fragmentar, despedaçar
- 3interromper
- 4debilitar
- 5superar, vencer
- 6infringir, transgredir
- 7faltar a (promessa, palavra)
- 8fazer dobras, vincos
- 9levar à falência
- 10romper-se, partir-se, enguiçar (máquina ou mecanismo)
- 11falir
- 12prestar auxílio resolvendo um problema
- 13fazer com que logiciário passe a não funcionar como adequamente planeado ou se torne afuncional
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how quebrar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Me quebrou uma, obrigado.
Quebra essa pra mim?
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- qeubrar
- qquebrar
- quberar
- quebarr
- quebbrar
- quebrarr
- quebrra
- quebrrar
- querbar
- uqebrar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quebrar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "quebrar", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "quebrar". Here's where to go from here.
- "quebrar" maps to 5 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "querer". View pair
- 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #2,797 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Portuguese words in the "Q" letter cohort. Q–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.