queimar

/kɐj.ˈmaɾ/

//kɐj.ˈmaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“queimar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,337. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,337
frequency rank, Portuguese
129
“Q” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sofrer combustão rápida ou consumir combustível de maneira a liberar calor, gases e luz

Corpus desk

Index PT-queimar · queimar · Portuguese

queimar · rank #5,337 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,337
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 129
  • PHOTO-FINISH queres

Nearest frequency peer: queres (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “queimar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “queimar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

queimar vs queira
71% similar
queimar vs queixa
71% similar
queimar vs quitar
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for queimar
PropertyValue
Headwordqueimar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kɐj.ˈmaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,337
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “queimar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).queimarcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “queres” (#5,339), “remover” (#5,340), “piano” (#5,333). Entre 129 lemas com “Q”, “queimar” fica em #5,337. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around queimar (IPA /kɐj.ˈmaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,337 among 129 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 14 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for queimar, with forms such as "qeuimar", "qqueimar", and "queiamr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "queira", "queixa", "quitar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is queimar, spelled Q-U-E-I-M-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    sofrer combustão rápida ou consumir combustível de maneira a liberar calor, gases e luz
  2. 2
    sentir calor ou uma sensação fisiologicamente parecida; sentir dor como se estivesse em chamas
  3. 3
    sentir emoção ou paixão forte
  4. 4
    cozinhar além do ponto
  5. 5
    ser executado pelo fogo
  6. 6
    se ferir com fogo
  7. 7
    ressecar
  8. 8
    deixar de funcionar (lâmpada, fusível, etc) por desgaste gradual e natural de uso provocado pela eletricidade
  9. 9
    deixar de funcionar (lâmpada, fusível, etc) por dano direto cirscuntancial repentino ocasionado por sobretensão súbita
  10. 10
    errar o saque
  11. 11
    passar por, não cumprindo, não realizando ou não vivenciando
  12. 12
    sair antes da sinalização que autoriza ou valida a largada
  13. 13
    ser guei
  14. 14
    gravar conjunto de dados em uma mídia opticamente legível a deformando ao criar minúsculas valetas em seu material com uso de um lêiser

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how queimar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O incêndio queimou a floresta.
  2. A criança queimava de febre.

Synonyms

tostar

This word in other languages

burn(English)quemar(Español)brûler(Français)brennen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qeuimar
  • qqueimar
  • queiamr
  • queimarr
  • queimmar
  • queimra
  • quemiar
  • quiemar
  • uqeimar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of queimar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

qeuimar2qqueimar1queiamr2queimarr1queimmar1queimra2quemiar2quiemar2
Edit distance from "queimar"

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 "queimar"?
"queimar" is spelled Q-U-E-I-M-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐj.ˈmaɾ/.
What does "queimar" mean?
As a verb, "queimar" means: sofrer combustão rápida ou consumir combustível de maneira a liberar calor, gases e luz
What words are commonly confused with "queimar"?
"queimar" is commonly confused with "queira", "queixa", "quitar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "queimar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "queimar" is /kɐj.ˈmaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "queimar" come from?
"queimar" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "queimar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

remover#5,340Rogério#5,347saudade#5,350tortura#5,361

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

matriz9 variantssoltar9 variantsginásio9 variantscausado9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list