raptar

/Rɐˈp.taɾ/

//Rɐˈp.taɾ// verb

The verdict

“raptar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,829 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,829
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - arrebatar, roubar

Corpus desk

Index PT-raptar · raptar · Portuguese

raptar · rank #51,829 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,829
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH rebento

Nearest frequency peer: rebento (+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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “raptar”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “raptar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for raptar
PropertyValue
Headwordraptar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/Rɐˈp.taɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,829
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “raptar” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).raptarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “rebento” (#51,833), “querela” (#51,823), “reflection” (#51,838). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “raptar” fica em #51,829. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

raptar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,829 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /Rɐˈp.taɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for raptar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is raptar, spelled R-A-P-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    arrebatar, roubar
  2. 2
    cometer o crime de rapto contra

This word in other languages

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 "raptar"?
"raptar" is spelled R-A-P-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɐˈp.taɾ/.
What does "raptar" mean?
As a verb, "raptar" means: arrebatar, roubar
How do you pronounce "raptar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "raptar" is /Rɐˈp.taɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "raptar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list