repatriar

/Rɨ.pɐ.ˈtɾjaɾ/

//Rɨ.pɐ.ˈtɾjaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“repatriar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #73,506 among 1,668 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,506
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,668
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - fazer retornar à pátria ou voltar à pátria por vontade própria

Key facts for repatriar
PropertyValue
Headwordrepatriar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/Rɨ.pɐ.ˈtɾjaɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#73,506
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “repatriar” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). repatriar lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

repatriar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #73,506 among 1,668 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /Rɨ.pɐ.ˈtɾjaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fazer retornar à pátria ou voltar à pátria por vontade própria".

repatriar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is repatriar, spelled R-E-P-A-T-R-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    fazer retornar à pátria ou voltar à pátria por vontade própria

Antonyms

ablegarbanirexpatriarproscreverrelegar

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 "repatriar"?
"repatriar" is spelled R-E-P-A-T-R-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.pɐ.ˈtɾjaɾ/.
What does "repatriar" mean?
As a verb, "repatriar" means: fazer retornar à pátria ou voltar à pátria por vontade própria
How do you pronounce "repatriar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "repatriar" is /Rɨ.pɐ.ˈtɾjaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "repatriar" come from?
"repatriar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “repatriar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-E-P-A-T-R-I-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /Rɨ.pɐ.ˈtɾjaɾ/ (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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list