retomar

verb

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The verdict

“retomar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,384. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,384
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dar continuidade ao que foi interrompido

Corpus desk

Index PT-retomar · retomar · Portuguese

retomar · rank #8,384 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,384
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH recordar

Nearest frequency peer: recordar (-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 “retomar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “retomar” 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).

retomar vs revogar
71% similar
retomar vs remar
71% similar
retomar vs retoma
86% similar

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

Key facts for retomar
PropertyValue
Headwordretomar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,384
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “retomar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).retomarcai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “recordar” (#8,383), “ronda” (#8,388), “pássaro” (#8,378). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “retomar” fica em #8,384. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around retomar, averb. Corpus frequency is #8,384 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for retomar, with forms such as "ertomar", "reotmar", and "retmoar". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "revogar", "remar", "retoma", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is retomar, spelled R-E-T-O-M-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    dar continuidade ao que foi interrompido
  2. 2
    tomar de volta
  3. 3
    tornar à posição anterior
  4. 4
    reaver

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Agora que conseguiu dinheiro, retomou a construção da nova casa.
  2. Retomar o território invadido pelo inimigo.

Synonyms

reconquistarrecobrar

This word in other languages

resume(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ertomar
  • reotmar
  • retmoar
  • retoamr
  • retomarr
  • retommar
  • retomra
  • rettomar
  • rretomar
  • rteomar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ertomar2reotmar2retmoar2retoamr2retomarr1retommar1retomra2rettomar1
Edit distance from "retomar"

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 "retomar"?
"retomar" is spelled R-E-T-O-M-A-R.
What does "retomar" mean?
As a verb, "retomar" means: dar continuidade ao que foi interrompido
What words are commonly confused with "retomar"?
"retomar" is commonly confused with "revogar", "remar", "retoma". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "retomar" come from?
"retomar" 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 "retomar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pássaro#8,378sejamos#8,392síntese#8,399triunfo#8,401

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

morador10 variantsarrancar10 variantsgerador10 variantsexposto10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list