quitar

verb

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The verdict

“quitar” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #40,305. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,305
frequency rank, Portuguese
129
“Q” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pagar, saldar

Corpus desk

Index PT-quitar · quitar · Portuguese

quitar · rank #40,305 · 8 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,305
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 129
  • PHOTO-FINISH presbítero

Nearest frequency peer: presbítero (-9 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 “quitar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “quitar” 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).

quitar vs quite
67% similar
quitar vs quit
67% similar
quitar vs Qatar
50% similar

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

Key facts for quitar
PropertyValue
Headwordquitar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Frequency rank#40,305
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “quitar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).quitarcai 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 “presbítero” (#40,296), “ponderação” (#40,290), “plebe” (#40,286). Entre 129 lemas com “Q”, “quitar” fica em #40,305. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around quitar, averb. Corpus frequency is #40,305 among 129 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for quitar, with forms such as "qiutar", "qquitar", and "quiatr". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "quite", "quit", "Qatar", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is quitar, spelled Q-U-I-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    pagar, saldar
  2. 2
    tirar
  3. 3
    expelir a placenta no pós-parto

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "A vaca quitou-se."

Synonyms

liquidar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qiutar
  • qquitar
  • quiatr
  • quitarr
  • quitra
  • quittar
  • qutiar
  • uqitar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quitar - 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.

qiutar2qquitar1quiatr2quitarr1quitra2quittar1qutiar2uqitar2
Edit distance from "quitar"

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 "quitar"?
"quitar" is spelled Q-U-I-T-A-R.
What does "quitar" mean?
As a verb, "quitar" means: pagar, saldar
What words are commonly confused with "quitar"?
"quitar" is commonly confused with "quite", "quit", "Qatar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "quitar" come from?
"quitar" 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 "quitar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ouriço#40,273odioso#40,266subtil#40,344surdez#40,347

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

sésamo8 variantstapado8 variantsterrier8 variantslícito8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list