rapar
/Rɐ.ˈpaɾ/
The verdict
“rapar” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #54,626 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #54,626
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - desgastar ou tirar raspando
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rapar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /Rɐ.ˈpaɾ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #54,626 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rapar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for rapar is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /Rɐ.ˈpaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #54,626 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
rapar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is rapar, spelled R-A-P-A-R.
Definition
- 1desgastar ou tirar raspando
- 2roçar
- 3cortar rente
Synonyms
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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 “rapar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-A-P-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /Rɐ.ˈpaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.