vadiar
/va.ˈdjaɾ/
The verdict
“vadiar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #63,234 among 1,073 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,234
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,073
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - levar vida de vadio
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vadiar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /va.ˈdjaɾ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #63,234 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vadiar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
vadiar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #63,234 among 1,073 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /va.ˈdjaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for vadiar in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is vadiar, spelled V-A-D-I-A-R.
Definition
- 1levar vida de vadio
- 2andar à tuna
- 3não ter ofício nem emprego
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “vadiar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is V-A-D-I-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /va.ˈdjaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.