tamponar
The verdict
“tamponar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tapar, fechar com um tampão
Corpus desk
Index PT-tamponar · tamponar · Portuguese
tamponar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tamponar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “tamponar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
tamponar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "tapar, fechar com um tampão".
tamponar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is tamponar, spelled T-A-M-P-O-N-A-R.
Definition
- 1tapar, fechar com um tampão
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tamponar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Filmar, para ele, não é um jeito de se situar no mercado ou de se fazer amado; é uma forma de exorcismo, ou melhor, um recurso para tamponar o sintoma que o atormenta.
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.