tapar

//tɐ.ˈpaɾ// verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,021

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

tapar is aPortugueseverb. It means: abrigar(-se), cobrir(-se), resguardar(-se) Pronounced /tɐ.ˈpaɾ/. Often confused with taxa and tara.

Key facts for tapar
PropertyValue
Headwordtapar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/tɐ.ˈpaɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#21,021
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for tapar is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /tɐ.ˈpaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #21,021 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for tapar, with forms such as "atpar", "taapr", and "taparr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "taxa", "tara", "tata", 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 tapar, spelled T-A-P-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    abrigar(-se), cobrir(-se), resguardar(-se)
  2. 2
    cobrir com tampa ou testo
  3. 3
    obstruir a entrada de
  4. 4
    calar, fechar
  5. 5
    abrigar(-se), cobrir(-se), resguardar(-se)

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: atpar,taapr,taparr,tappar,tapra,tpaar,ttapar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tapar

Misspelling Variants of "tapar"

atpar5taapr5taparr6tappar6tapra5tpaar5ttapar6
Misspelling Variants of "tapar"

Frequency rank: #21,021 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tapar"?
"tapar" is spelled T-A-P-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /tɐ.ˈpaɾ/.
What does "tapar" mean?
As a verb, "tapar" means: abrigar(-se), cobrir(-se), resguardar(-se)
What words are commonly confused with "tapar"?
"tapar" is commonly confused with "taxa", "tara", "tata". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tapar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tapar" is /tɐ.ˈpaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tapar" come from?
"tapar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter T in our Portuguese index:

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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.