vara
The verdict
“vara” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #6,130 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,130
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - haste fina e flexível
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) |
Where “vara” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for vara is 4 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #6,130 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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)
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.
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Using “vara”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is V-A-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “ver” - see the side-by-side comparison. vara vs ver
- 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.