socar
/su.ˈkaɾ/
The verdict
“socar” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #26,204 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #26,204
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - dar socos em
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 | socar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /su.ˈkaɾ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #26,204 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “socar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for socar is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /su.ˈkaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #26,204 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for socar, with forms such as "oscar", "scoar", and "soacr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "star", "sopa", "soma", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is socar, spelled S-O-C-A-R.
Definition
- 1dar socos em
- 2amassar com os punhos cerrados a massa do pão
- 3amassar muito alguma coisa para a endurecer e lhe dar consistência
- 4apertar com força um nó ou uma volta
- 5calcar a pólvora no canhão com a soqueira
- 6calçar ou apertar terra debaixo de uma pedra para a segurar e firmar
- 7pilar; esmigalhar; moer; bater; calcar; malhar; amassar
- 8meter dentro; esconder
- 9refugiar-se; recolher-se; fechar-se; retrair-se
- 10trotar
- 11brotar; renascer
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: oscar,scoar,soacr,socarr,soccar,socra,ssocar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of socar - 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 “socar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-O-C-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /su.ˈkaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “star” - see the side-by-side comparison. socar vs star
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.