vedar

/vɨ.ˈdaɾ/

//vɨ.ˈdaɾ// verb

The verdict

“vedar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #75,201 among 501 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,201
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - proibir; impedir; embaraçar

Corpus desk

Index PT-vedar · vedar · Portuguese

vedar · rank #75,201 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,201
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH veneta

Nearest frequency peer: veneta (+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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “vedar”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “vedar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vedar
PropertyValue
Headwordvedar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/vɨ.ˈdaɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#75,201
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “vedar” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).vedarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “veneta” (#75,202), “transacional” (#75,181), “tragar” (#75,179). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “vedar” fica em #75,201. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vedar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #75,201 among 501 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /vɨ.ˈdaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    proibir; impedir; embaraçar
  2. 2
    estancar
  3. 3
    tapar; rodear com tapume
  4. 4
    impedir que corra
  5. 5
    deixar de correr
  6. 6
    estancar-se

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how vedar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. vedar a caça
  2. vedar o sangue

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vedar"?
"vedar" is spelled V-E-D-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /vɨ.ˈdaɾ/.
What does "vedar" mean?
As a verb, "vedar" means: proibir; impedir; embaraçar
How do you pronounce "vedar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vedar" is /vɨ.ˈdaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vedar" come from?
"vedar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vedar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list