segurar

//sɨ.ɡu.ˈɾaɾ// verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,268

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

segurar is aPortugueseverb. It means: ter algo nas mãos ou entre as mãos Pronounced /sɨ.ɡu.ˈɾaɾ/. It ranks #4,268 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with seguro and separar.

Key facts for segurar
PropertyValue
Headwordsegurar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/sɨ.ɡu.ˈɾaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,268
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for segurar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /sɨ.ɡu.ˈɾaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,268 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for segurar, with forms such as "esgurar", "seggurar", and "segruar". 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 also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "seguro", "separar", "seguir", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 segurar, spelled S-E-G-U-R-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ter algo nas mãos ou entre as mãos
  2. 2
    ter algo em parte do corpo, ou entre partes do corpo, ou entre partes de um instrumento
  3. 3
    impedir que algo se mova, corra, escape
  4. 4
    colocar (mercadoria) de lado; reservar, reter
  5. 5
    tornar seguro
  6. 6
    tornar estável
  7. 7
    firmar; fixar; prender

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: esgurar,seggurar,segruar,seguarr,segurarr,segurra,segurrar,seugrar,sgeurar,ssegurar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for segurar

Misspelling Variants of "segurar"

esgurar7seggurar8segruar7seguarr7segurarr8segurra7segurrar8seugrar7
Misspelling Variants of "segurar"

Frequency rank: #4,268 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "segurar"?
"segurar" is spelled S-E-G-U-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /sɨ.ɡu.ˈɾaɾ/.
What does "segurar" mean?
As a verb, "segurar" means: ter algo nas mãos ou entre as mãos
What words are commonly confused with "segurar"?
"segurar" is commonly confused with "seguro", "separar", "seguir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "segurar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "segurar" is /sɨ.ɡu.ˈɾaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "segurar" come from?
"segurar" 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.