vara
The verdict
“vara” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,130. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #6,130
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 501
- “V” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - haste fina e flexível
Corpus desk
Index PT-vara · vara · Portuguese
vara · rank #6,130 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #6,130
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 501
- PHOTO-FINISH troféu
Nearest frequency peer: troféu (-1 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “vara”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- sigla
sigla
93,877 corpus weight
- surgir
surgir
93,874 corpus weight
- troféu
troféu
93,872 corpus weight
- vara
vara
93,871 corpus weight
- visite
visite
93,869 corpus weight
- Acre
Acre
93,865 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “vara” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vara |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #6,130 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Onde “vara” fica na frequência do português
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around vara, anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,130 among 501 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for vara, with forms such as "avra", "vaar", and "varra". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ver", "via", "vir", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is vara, spelled V-A-R-A.
Definition
- 1haste fina e flexível
- 2insígnia de magistrados
- 3jurisdição; circunscrição judicial
- 4antiga unidade de medida de comprimento; equivalente a cinco palmos (aproximadamente 1,10 metros)
- 5coletivo de porcos
- 6órgão genital masculino (pênis)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vara appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Os juízes nomeados pelo rei, usavam como insígnia a vara branca, sinal da distinção régia.
Juiz titular da segunda vara de família.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- avra
- vaar
- varra
- vraa
- vvara
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vara - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vara", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "vara". Here's where to go from here.
- "vara" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "ver". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #6,130 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Portuguese words in the "V" letter cohort. V–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.