semear
/sɨ.ˈmjaɾ/
The verdict
“semear” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #24,154. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #24,154
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,603
- “S” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - introduzir sementes no solo, com a intenção de que brotem
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | semear |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /sɨ.ˈmjaɾ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #24,154 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “semear” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around semear (IPA /sɨ.ˈmjaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,154 among 2,603 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for semear, with forms such as "esmear", "seemar", and "semaer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "somar", "sentar", "secar", 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is semear, spelled S-E-M-E-A-R.
Definition
- 1introduzir sementes no solo, com a intenção de que brotem
- 2implantar, introduzir, disseminar
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- esmear
- seemar
- semaer
- semearr
- semera
- semmear
- smeear
- ssemear
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of semear - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “semear”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-E-M-E-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /sɨ.ˈmjaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “somar” - see the side-by-side comparison. semear vs somar
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.