representar

//Rɨ.pɾɨ.zẽ.ˈtaɾ// verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,723

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

representar is aPortugueseverb. It means: servir para expressar, designar ou denotar (como uma palavra ou símbolo, por exemplo); simbolizar Pronounced /Rɨ.pɾɨ.zẽ.ˈtaɾ/. It ranks #3,723 in Portuguese word frequency.

Key facts for representar
PropertyValue
Headwordrepresentar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/Rɨ.pɾɨ.zẽ.ˈtaɾ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#3,723
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of representar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for representar is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /Rɨ.pɾɨ.zẽ.ˈtaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,723 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 17 documented wrong-spelling variants for representar, with forms such as "erpresentar", "repersentar", and "reppresentar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is representar, spelled R-E-P-R-E-S-E-N-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    servir para expressar, designar ou denotar (como uma palavra ou símbolo, por exemplo); simbolizar
  2. 2
    expressar ou designar usando um termo, caracter ou símbolo
  3. 3
    servir como substituto ou agente de outrem
  4. 4
    falar e agir por delegação de autoridade
  5. 5
    agir em nome de um grupo ou região após ser eleito em votação
  6. 6
    apresentar uma representação de algo, como num quadro
  7. 7
    apresentar em palavras; descrever
  8. 8
    apresentar, produzir ou atuar em obra teatral, televisiva ou cinematográfica

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erpresentar,repersentar,reppresentar,repreesntar,represenatr,represenntar,representarr,representra,representtar,represetnar,represnetar,repressentar,reprresentar,reprseentar,rerpesentar,rperesentar,rrepresentar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for representar

Misspelling Variants of "representar"

erpresentar11repersentar11reppresentar12repreesntar11represenatr11represenntar12representarr12representra11
Misspelling Variants of "representar"

Frequency rank: #3,723 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "representar"?
"representar" is spelled R-E-P-R-E-S-E-N-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.pɾɨ.zẽ.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "representar" mean?
As a verb, "representar" means: servir para expressar, designar ou denotar (como uma palavra ou símbolo, por exemplo); simbolizar
What are common misspellings of "representar"?
Common misspellings include "erpresentar", "repersentar", "reppresentar", "repreesntar", "represenatr". The correct spelling is "representar".
How do you pronounce "representar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "representar" is /Rɨ.pɾɨ.zẽ.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "representar" come from?
"representar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.