untar

/ũ.ˈtaɾ/

//ũ.ˈtaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“untar” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #66,544 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.

#66,544
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aplicar gordura ou substância oleosa

Key facts for untar
PropertyValue
Headworduntar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ũ.ˈtaɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#66,544
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “untar” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). untar lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for untar is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ũ.ˈtaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #66,544 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for untar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 untar, spelled U-N-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    aplicar gordura ou substância oleosa
  2. 2
    engordurar, besuntar

This word in other languages

anoint(English)untar(Español)

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 "untar"?
"untar" is spelled U-N-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ũ.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "untar" mean?
As a verb, "untar" means: aplicar gordura ou substância oleosa
How do you pronounce "untar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "untar" is /ũ.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "untar" come from?
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Using “untar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is U-N-T-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ũ.ˈtaɾ/ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list