saturar

/sɐ.tu.ˈɾaɾ/

//sɐ.tu.ˈɾaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“saturar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #71,334 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,334
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - encher completamente; embeber, impregnar

Corpus desk

Index PT-saturar · saturar · Portuguese

saturar · rank #71,334 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,334
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH scope

Nearest frequency peer: scope (+6 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “saturar”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “saturar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for saturar
PropertyValue
Headwordsaturar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/sɐ.tu.ˈɾaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#71,334
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “saturar” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).saturarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “scope” (#71,340), “sinapse” (#71,349), “rizoma” (#71,314). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “saturar” fica em #71,334. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

saturar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #71,334 among 1,185 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /sɐ.tu.ˈɾaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for saturar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 saturar, spelled S-A-T-U-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    encher completamente; embeber, impregnar
  2. 2
    saciar, satisfazer
  3. 3
    dissolver a máxima quantidade de uma substância em um líquido
  4. 4
    combinar com (um corpo) a máxima quantidade de uma substância
  5. 5
    aborrecer, entediar, fartar
  6. 6
    neutralizar (ácido) mediante a ação de uma base

This word in other languages

saturate(English)saturar(Español)saturer(Français)sättigen(Deutsch)

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 "saturar"?
"saturar" is spelled S-A-T-U-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /sɐ.tu.ˈɾaɾ/.
What does "saturar" mean?
As a verb, "saturar" means: encher completamente; embeber, impregnar
How do you pronounce "saturar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "saturar" is /sɐ.tu.ˈɾaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "saturar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

sinapse#71,349ressoar#71,308proveta#71,262nalguma#71,188

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list