tratar

/tɾɐ.ˈtaɾ/

//tɾɐ.ˈtaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“tratar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,728. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,728
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ocupar-se de; dedicar cuidados a; dar tratamento a; ter relações com; discorrer acerca de; ocupar-se de; manusear; alimentar; executar; combinar; obsequiar; estabelecer; pactuar; combinar; cultivar

Corpus desk

Index PT-tratar · tratar · Portuguese

tratar · rank #1,728 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,728
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH tantas

Nearest frequency peer: tantas (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “tratar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tratar” 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).

tratar vs trato
67% similar
tratar vs treta
67% similar
tratar vs truta
67% similar

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

Key facts for tratar
PropertyValue
Headwordtratar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/tɾɐ.ˈtaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,728
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “tratar”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.tratarcai 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 “tantas” (#1,726), “rico” (#1,724), “Alemanha” (#1,732). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tratar” fica em #1,728. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around tratar (IPA /tɾɐ.ˈtaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,728 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for tratar, with forms such as "rtatar", "tartar", and "traatr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "trato", "treta", "truta", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is tratar, spelled T-R-A-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ocupar-se de; dedicar cuidados a; dar tratamento a; ter relações com; discorrer acerca de; ocupar-se de; manusear; alimentar; executar; combinar; obsequiar; estabelecer; pactuar; combinar; cultivar
  2. 2
    aplicar curativos; fazer preparativos; formar planos; cuidar; negociar; contratar; discorrer; considerar
  3. 3
    receber os cuidados de alguém; alimentar-se bem; curar-se
  4. 4
    ter-se dirigido por um termo de tratamento (regência verbal com preposição: por)
  5. 5
    ter por assunto, ter por tema, ter por objeto, discorrer sobre, versar sobre (regência verbal com preposição: de)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. E se eu morrer amanhã?

This word in other languages

handle(English)tratar(Español)traiter(Français)behandeln(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtatar
  • tartar
  • traatr
  • tratarr
  • tratra
  • trattar
  • trratar
  • trtaar
  • ttratar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tratar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

rtatar2tartar2traatr2tratarr1tratra2trattar1trratar1trtaar2
Edit distance from "tratar"

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 "tratar"?
"tratar" is spelled T-R-A-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /tɾɐ.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "tratar" mean?
As a verb, "tratar" means: ocupar-se de; dedicar cuidados a; dar tratamento a; ter relações com; discorrer acerca de; ocupar-se de; manusear; alimentar; executar; combinar; obsequiar; estabelecer; pactuar; combinar; cultivar
What words are commonly confused with "tratar"?
"tratar" is commonly confused with "trato", "treta", "truta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tratar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tratar" is /tɾɐ.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tratar" come from?
"tratar" 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 "tratar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

tantas#1,726costas#1,739jamais#1,710cuidar#1,705

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

mandar9 variantsaceitar9 variantscapitão9 variantsestádio9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list