repousar

/Rɨ.pow.ˈzaɾ/

//Rɨ.pow.ˈzaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“repousar” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #28,007. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,007
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - proporcionar descanso a

Corpus desk

Index PT-repousar · repousar · Portuguese

repousar · rank #28,007 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,007
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH rep

Nearest frequency peer: rep (-1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “repousar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “repousar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

repousar vs repouso
75% similar
repousar vs recusar
75% similar
repousar vs repensar
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for repousar
PropertyValue
Headwordrepousar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/Rɨ.pow.ˈzaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#28,007
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “repousar”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.repousarcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “rep” (#28,006), “reprovado” (#28,008), “reescrever” (#28,002). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “repousar” fica em #28,007. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around repousar (IPA /Rɨ.pow.ˈzaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,007 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for repousar, with forms such as "erpousar", "reopusar", and "reposuar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "repouso", "recusar", "repensar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 repousar, spelled R-E-P-O-U-S-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    proporcionar descanso a
  2. 2
    sossegar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erpousar
  • reopusar
  • reposuar
  • repouasr
  • repousarr
  • repousra
  • repoussar
  • reppousar
  • repuosar
  • rpeousar
  • rrepousar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of repousar - 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.

erpousar2reopusar2reposuar2repouasr2repousarr1repousra2repoussar1reppousar1
Edit distance from "repousar"

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 "repousar"?
"repousar" is spelled R-E-P-O-U-S-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.pow.ˈzaɾ/.
What does "repousar" mean?
As a verb, "repousar" means: proporcionar descanso a
What words are commonly confused with "repousar"?
"repousar" is commonly confused with "repouso", "recusar", "repensar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "repousar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "repousar" is /Rɨ.pow.ˈzaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "repousar" come from?
"repousar" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

partição#27,964tropeçar#28,052oprimido#27,956medalhão#27,931

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

obsessivo11 variantsintrusão11 variantscidadela11 variantsdesapego11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list