vedar
/vɨ.ˈdaɾ/
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
- torniquete
torniquete
24,827 corpus weight
- tragar
tragar
24,822 corpus weight
- transacional
transacional
24,820 corpus weight
- vedar
vedar
24,800 corpus weight
- veneta
veneta
24,799 corpus weight
- xelim
xelim
24,774 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “vedar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| 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) |
Cauda longa: rank de “vedar” em português
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
- 1proibir; impedir; embaraçar
- 2estancar
- 3tapar; rodear com tapume
- 4impedir que corra
- 5deixar de correr
- 6estancar-se
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vedar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
vedar a caça
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.
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