ungir
/ũ.ˈʒiɾ/
The verdict
“ungir” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pôr azeite ou óleo no corpo
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ungir |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ũ.ˈʒiɾ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ungir” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ungir is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ũ.ˈʒiɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pôr azeite ou óleo no corpo".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ungir, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is ungir, spelled U-N-G-I-R.
Definition
- 1pôr azeite ou óleo no corpo
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “ungir”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is U-N-G-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ũ.ˈʒiɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.