ratificar
/Rɐ.ti.fi.ˈkaɾ/
The verdict
“ratificar” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #35,308 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #35,308
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - confirmar, reafirmar, validar, autenticar, revalidar, corroborar, comprovar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ratificar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /Rɐ.ti.fi.ˈkaɾ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #35,308 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ratificar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for ratificar is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /Rɐ.ti.fi.ˈkaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #35,308 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "confirmar, reafirmar, validar, autenticar, revalidar, corroborar, comprovar".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for ratificar, with forms such as "artificar", "raitficar", and "ratfiicar". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is ratificar, spelled R-A-T-I-F-I-C-A-R.
Definition
- 1confirmar, reafirmar, validar, autenticar, revalidar, corroborar, comprovar
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: artificar,raitficar,ratfiicar,ratifciar,ratifficar,ratifiacr,ratificarr,ratificcar,ratificra,ratiifcar,rattificar,rratificar,rtaificar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ratificar - 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.
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 “ratificar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-A-T-I-F-I-C-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /Rɐ.ti.fi.ˈkaɾ/ (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.