recortar

/Rɨ.kuɾ.ˈtaɾ/

//Rɨ.kuɾ.ˈtaɾ// verb

The verdict

“recortar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #66,442 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,442
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fazer recortes

Corpus desk

Index PT-recortar · recortar · Portuguese

recortar · rank #66,442 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,442
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH providencial

Nearest frequency peer: providencial (-15 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 “recortar”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for recortar
PropertyValue
Headwordrecortar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/Rɨ.kuɾ.ˈtaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,442
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “recortar” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.recortarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “providencial” (#66,427), “retrair” (#66,461), “retraído” (#66,462). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “recortar” fica em #66,442. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

recortar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #66,442 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /Rɨ.kuɾ.ˈtaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for recortar in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is recortar, spelled R-E-C-O-R-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    fazer recortes
  2. 2
    cortar contornando desenho:
  3. 3
    cortar desenhando uma figura:
  4. 4
    cortar um pedaço de página de jornal ou revista, de modo a destacar notícia ou parte de notícia:

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Recortava os bonecos do caderno.
  2. Pacientemente recortávamos estrelas em papel dourado.

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 "recortar"?
"recortar" is spelled R-E-C-O-R-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.kuɾ.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "recortar" mean?
As a verb, "recortar" means: fazer recortes
How do you pronounce "recortar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "recortar" is /Rɨ.kuɾ.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "recortar" come from?
"recortar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list