ventar

/vẽ.ˈtaɾ/

//vẽ.ˈtaɾ// verb

The verdict

“ventar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #98,256 among 501 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,256
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - soprar (o vento)

Corpus desk

Index PT-ventar · ventar · Portuguese

ventar · rank #98,256 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,256
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vinício

Nearest frequency peer: Vinício (+12 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 “ventar”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ventar
PropertyValue
Headwordventar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/vẽ.ˈtaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#98,256
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “ventar” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.ventarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “Vinício” (#98,268), “twee” (#98,236), “trombadinha” (#98,231). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “ventar” fica em #98,256. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ventar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #98,256 among 501 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /vẽ.ˈtaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "soprar (o vento)".

No misspelling variants are generated for ventar in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is ventar, spelled V-E-N-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    soprar (o vento)

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 "ventar"?
"ventar" is spelled V-E-N-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /vẽ.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "ventar" mean?
As a verb, "ventar" means: soprar (o vento)
How do you pronounce "ventar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ventar" is /vẽ.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list