rabiscar

/Rɐ.biʃ.ˈkaɾ/

//Rɐ.biʃ.ˈkaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“rabiscar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #58,744 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,744
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (transitivo direto e intransitivo) fazer rabiscos (risco) em; cobrir de rabiscos.

Corpus desk

Index PT-rabiscar · rabiscar · Portuguese

rabiscar · rank #58,744 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,744
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH rasante

Nearest frequency peer: rasante (+4 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 “rabiscar”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “rabiscar” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rabiscar
PropertyValue
Headwordrabiscar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/Rɐ.biʃ.ˈkaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#58,744
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Onde “rabiscar” fica na frequência do português

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “rasante” (#58,748), “publisher” (#58,738), “prurido” (#58,737). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rabiscar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #58,744 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /Rɐ.biʃ.ˈkaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for rabiscar in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is rabiscar, spelled R-A-B-I-S-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    (transitivo direto e intransitivo) fazer rabiscos (risco) em; cobrir de rabiscos.
  2. 2
    (transitivo direto) escrever (algo) de forma pouco ou nada legível; garatujar.
  3. 3
    (transitivo direto) escrever rapidamente; escrevinhar.
  4. 4
    (transitivo direto) dar forma escrita a (algo).
  5. 5
    (transitivo direto) desenhar (algo) de maneira tosca; garatujar.
  6. 6
    (transitivo direto) fazer o desenho de.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A criança ficou horas rabiscando.
  2. Rabiscou na agenda os nomes dos convidados.

Synonyms

arabescar

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 "rabiscar"?
"rabiscar" is spelled R-A-B-I-S-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɐ.biʃ.ˈkaɾ/.
What does "rabiscar" mean?
As a verb, "rabiscar" means: (transitivo direto e intransitivo) fazer rabiscos (risco) em; cobrir de rabiscos.
How do you pronounce "rabiscar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rabiscar" is /Rɐ.biʃ.ˈkaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rabiscar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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