ultrapassar

/uɫ.tɾɐ.pɐ.ˈsaɾ/

//uɫ.tɾɐ.pɐ.ˈsaɾ// verb

The verdict

“ultrapassar” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,712. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,712
frequency rank, Portuguese
147
“U” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - passar um veículo que vai na mesma direção

Corpus desk

Index PT-ultrapassar · ultrapassar · Portuguese

ultrapassar · rank #7,712 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,712
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 147
  • PHOTO-FINISH totalidade

Nearest frequency peer: totalidade (-3 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 “ultrapassar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ultrapassar” 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
Key facts for ultrapassar
PropertyValue
Headwordultrapassar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/uɫ.tɾɐ.pɐ.ˈsaɾ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#7,712
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ultrapassar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).ultrapassarcai 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 “totalidade” (#7,709), “visitante” (#7,715), “torta” (#7,708). Entre 147 lemas com “U”, “ultrapassar” fica em #7,712. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around ultrapassar (IPA /uɫ.tɾɐ.pɐ.ˈsaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,712 among 147 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for ultrapassar, with forms such as "lutrapassar", "ulltrapassar", and "ulrtapassar". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is ultrapassar, spelled U-L-T-R-A-P-A-S-S-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    passar um veículo que vai na mesma direção
  2. 2
    ir além do esperado

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tentou ultrapassar o camião e terminou causando um acidente com o autocarro que vinha em sentido contrário.
  2. Seu sucesso ultrapassou todas as expectativas.

Synonyms

excedertranspor

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lutrapassar
  • ulltrapassar
  • ulrtapassar
  • ultarpassar
  • ultraapssar
  • ultrapasar
  • ultrapasasr
  • ultrapassarr
  • ultrapassra
  • ultrappassar
  • ultrapsasar
  • ultrpaassar
  • ultrrapassar
  • ulttrapassar
  • utlrapassar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ultrapassar - 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.

lutrapassar2ulltrapassar1ulrtapassar2ultarpassar2ultraapssar2ultrapasar1ultrapasasr2ultrapassarr1
Edit distance from "ultrapassar"

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 "ultrapassar"?
"ultrapassar" is spelled U-L-T-R-A-P-A-S-S-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /uɫ.tɾɐ.pɐ.ˈsaɾ/.
What does "ultrapassar" mean?
As a verb, "ultrapassar" means: passar um veículo que vai na mesma direção
What are common misspellings of "ultrapassar"?
Common misspellings include "lutrapassar", "ulltrapassar", "ulrtapassar", "ultarpassar", "ultraapssar". The correct spelling is "ultrapassar".
How do you pronounce "ultrapassar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ultrapassar" is /uɫ.tɾɐ.pɐ.ˈsaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ultrapassar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list