quebrar
/kɨ.ˈbɾaɾ/
The verdict
“quebrar” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #2,797 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #2,797
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - partir, romper
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) |
Where “quebrar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for quebrar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɨ.ˈbɾaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,797 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
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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Using “quebrar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is Q-U-E-B-R-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kɨ.ˈbɾaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “querer” - see the side-by-side comparison. quebrar vs querer
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.