ungir

/ũ.ˈʒiɾ/

//ũ.ˈʒiɾ// verb

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 September 3, 2026) - pôr azeite ou óleo no corpo

Corpus desk

Index PT-ungir · ungir · Portuguese

ungir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for ungir
PropertyValue
Headwordungir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ũ.ˈʒiɾ/
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “ungir” em português

ungirnão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    pôr azeite ou óleo no corpo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O papa Francisco falou sobre a missão do sacerdote, na homilia da Missa do Crisma (consagração dos óleos usados para ungir os enfermos, nos batizados e nas crismas), na manhã desta quinta-feira, na Basilica de São Pedro.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ungir"?
"ungir" is spelled U-N-G-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ũ.ˈʒiɾ/.
What does "ungir" mean?
As a verb, "ungir" means: pôr azeite ou óleo no corpo
How do you pronounce "ungir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ungir" is /ũ.ˈʒiɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ungir" come from?
"ungir" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list