recalcar
/Rɨ.kaɫ.ˈkaɾ/
The verdict
“recalcar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tornar a calcar
Corpus desk
Index PT-recalcar · recalcar · Portuguese
recalcar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | recalcar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /Rɨ.kaɫ.ˈkaɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “recalcar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
recalcar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /Rɨ.kaɫ.ˈkaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
recalcar has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is recalcar, spelled R-E-C-A-L-C-A-R.
Definition
- 1tornar a calcar
- 2refrear, reprimir
- 3insistir em
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.