torrar
/tu.ˈRaɾ/
The verdict
“torrar” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #46,593 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #46,593
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 18
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - queimar ou quase queimar; tostar
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 | torrar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /tu.ˈRaɾ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #46,593 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 18 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “torrar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for torrar is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /tu.ˈRaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #46,593 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 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 torrar, with forms such as "otrrar", "torar", and "torarr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "torre", "torta", "torturar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is torrar, spelled T-O-R-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1queimar ou quase queimar; tostar
- 2secar muito expondo ao calor; ressecar
- 3vender por preço mais baixo; liquidar
- 4consumir, gastar em exagero ou sem proveito
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: otrrar,torar,torarr,torrarr,torrra,trorar,ttorrar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of torrar - 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 “torrar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-O-R-R-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /tu.ˈRaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “torre” - see the side-by-side comparison. torrar vs torre
- 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.