vedar
/vɨ.ˈdaɾ/
The verdict
“vedar” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #75,201 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #75,201
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - proibir; impedir; embaraçar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vedar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /vɨ.ˈdaɾ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #75,201 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vedar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for vedar is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /vɨ.ˈdaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #75,201 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
vedar has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is vedar, spelled V-E-D-A-R.
Definition
- 1proibir; impedir; embaraçar
- 2estancar
- 3tapar; rodear com tapume
- 4impedir que corra
- 5deixar de correr
- 6estancar-se
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 “vedar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is V-E-D-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /vɨ.ˈdaɾ/ (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.