sacar

verb

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The verdict

“sacar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,172. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,172
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pôr algo para fora do lugar onde estava originalmente

Corpus desk

Index PT-sacar · sacar · Portuguese

sacar · rank #13,172 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,172
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH ruiva

Nearest frequency peer: ruiva (-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 “sacar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sacar” 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).

sacar vs sair
60% similar
sacar vs sala
60% similar
sacar vs saco
60% similar

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

Key facts for sacar
PropertyValue
Headwordsacar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,172
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “sacar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).sacarcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ruiva” (#13,171), “said” (#13,173), “rifle” (#13,169). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “sacar” fica em #13,172. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around sacar, averb. Corpus frequency is #13,172 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for sacar, with forms such as "ascar", "saacr", and "sacarr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sair", "sala", "saco", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is sacar, spelled S-A-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    pôr algo para fora do lugar onde estava originalmente
  2. 2
    desembainhar uma arma
  3. 3
    dar à bola o impulso inicial pondo-a em jogo
  4. 4
    retirar dinheiro de uma conta de banco
  5. 5
    compreender, entender
  6. 6
    fazer transferência por cópia (conotação usualmente ilegal) de ficheiro da rede mundial de computadores

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Fagundes sacou de dentro do bolso uma caneta.
  2. O criminoso sacou o revólver e deu dois tiros à queima-roupa.

Synonyms

baixardescarregartransferir

This word in other languages

take out(English)sacar(Español)extruder(Français)extrudieren(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ascar
  • saacr
  • sacarr
  • saccar
  • sacra
  • scaar
  • ssacar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sacar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ascar2saacr2sacarr1saccar1sacra2scaar2ssacar1
Edit distance from "sacar"

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 "sacar"?
"sacar" is spelled S-A-C-A-R.
What does "sacar" mean?
As a verb, "sacar" means: pôr algo para fora do lugar onde estava originalmente
What words are commonly confused with "sacar"?
"sacar" is commonly confused with "sair", "sala", "saco". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "sacar" come from?
"sacar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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 "sacar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ruiva#13,171rifle#13,169supor#13,186worth#13,200

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

youth7 variantsballet7 variantsclone7 variantscunho7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list