setar

verb

The verdict

“setar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estabelecer parâmetro ou parâmetros de configuração em um programa de computador

Corpus desk

Index PT-setar · setar · Portuguese

setar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for setar
PropertyValue
Headwordsetar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “setar” em português

setarestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

setar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "estabelecer parâmetro ou parâmetros de configuração em um programa de computador".

No misspelling variants are generated for setar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is setar, spelled S-E-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    estabelecer parâmetro ou parâmetros de configuração em um programa de computador

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

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  2. MySQL - Guia do Programador

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "setar"?
"setar" is spelled S-E-T-A-R.
What does "setar" mean?
As a verb, "setar" means: estabelecer parâmetro ou parâmetros de configuração em um programa de computador
What language does "setar" come from?
"setar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list