tragar

verb

The verdict

“tragar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #75,179 among 917 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,179
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - beber, engolir

Corpus desk

Index PT-tragar · tragar · Portuguese

tragar · rank #75,179 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,179
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH transacional

Nearest frequency peer: transacional (+2 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “tragar”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “tragar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tragar
PropertyValue
Headwordtragar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Frequency rank#75,179
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “tragar” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.tragarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “transacional” (#75,181), “torniquete” (#75,174), “tojo” (#75,171). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tragar” fica em #75,179. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tragar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #75,179 among 917 “T” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

tragar has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 tragar, spelled T-R-A-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    beber, engolir
  2. 2
    comer avidamente, com rapidez
  3. 3
    inalar a fumaça de um cigarro
  4. 4
    fazer desaparecer
  5. 5
    aspirar
  6. 6
    tolerar
  7. 7
    admitir a veracidade de, crer em
  8. 8
    olhar avidamente

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Quis tragar somente um gole de cerveja.
  2. Ela tragou o pavê em uma velocidade surpreendente.

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 "tragar"?
"tragar" is spelled T-R-A-G-A-R.
What does "tragar" mean?
As a verb, "tragar" means: beber, engolir
What language does "tragar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list