tirar

/t͡ʃiˈɾa(ʁ)/ [t͡ʃiˈɾa(h)]

//t͡ʃiˈɾa(ʁ)/ [t͡ʃiˈɾa(h)]/ verb

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The verdict

“tirar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #661. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#661
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pôr para fora; retirar facilmente, em geral com as mãos

Corpus desk

Index PT-tirar · tirar · Portuguese

tirar · rank #661 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #661
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH teria

Nearest frequency peer: teria (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “tirar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “tirar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tirar vs tra
60% similar
tirar vs trás
40% similar
tirar vs tiro
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tirar
PropertyValue
Headwordtirar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/t͡ʃiˈɾa(ʁ)/ [t͡ʃiˈɾa(h)]
Letters5
Frequency rank#661
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “tirar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).tirarcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “teria” (#660), “tua” (#662), “amo” (#663). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tirar” fica em #661. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around tirar (IPA /t͡ʃiˈɾa(ʁ)/ [t͡ʃiˈɾa(h)]), averb. Corpus frequency is #661 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 14 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for tirar, with forms such as "itrar", "tiarr", and "tirarr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tra", "trás", "tiro", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is tirar, spelled T-I-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    pôr para fora; retirar facilmente, em geral com as mãos
  2. 2
    subtrair
  3. 3
    fazer
  4. 4
    imprimir
  5. 5
    colher, obter como resultado
  6. 6
    roubar, furtar
  7. 7
    herdar características
  8. 8
    disputar
  9. 9
    deduzir, concluir (regência verbal com preposição: por; de)
  10. 10
    puxar a, parecer-se com, fazer lembrar (regência verbal com preposição: a)
  11. 11
    desviar-se, sair
  12. 12
    imprimir
  13. 13
    abortar uma gestação
  14. 14
    permitir-se ser submetida por escolha livre a processo de abortamento de uma gestação própria

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tirar da manga.
  2. Tirar 2 ao resultado.

Synonyms

sacar

Antonyms

pôrficar

This word in other languages

take out(English)ôter(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • itrar
  • tiarr
  • tirarr
  • tirra
  • tirrar
  • triar
  • ttirar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tirar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

itrar2tiarr2tirarr1tirra2tirrar1triar2ttirar1
Edit distance from "tirar"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tirar"?
"tirar" is spelled T-I-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /t͡ʃiˈɾa(ʁ)/ [t͡ʃiˈɾa(h)].
What does "tirar" mean?
As a verb, "tirar" means: pôr para fora; retirar facilmente, em geral com as mãos
What words are commonly confused with "tirar"?
"tirar" is commonly confused with "tra", "trás", "tiro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tirar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tirar" is /t͡ʃiˈɾa(ʁ)/ [t͡ʃiˈɾa(h)]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tirar" come from?
"tirar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tirar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

teria#660parar#656comum#667houve#672

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

texto7 variantsvalor7 variantscriar7 variantslonge7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list