vingar

/vĩ.ˈɡaɾ/

//vĩ.ˈɡaɾ// verb

The verdict

“vingar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,422. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,422
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tomar satisfação de alguém; realizar uma vingança:

Corpus desk

Index PT-vingar · vingar · Portuguese

vingar · rank #9,422 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,422
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH true

Nearest frequency peer: true (-4 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “vingar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “vingar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

vingar vs virar
67% similar
vingar vs visar
67% similar
vingar vs violar
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for vingar
PropertyValue
Headwordvingar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/vĩ.ˈɡaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,422
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “vingar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).vingarcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “true” (#9,418), “abertamente” (#9,426), “trindade” (#9,417). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “vingar” fica em #9,422. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around vingar (IPA /vĩ.ˈɡaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,422 among 501 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for vingar, with forms such as "ivngar", "vignar", and "vinagr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "virar", "visar", "violar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is vingar, spelled V-I-N-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    tomar satisfação de alguém; realizar uma vingança:
  2. 2
    ser um sucesso, ir a bom termo:

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vingou a morte do irmão matando o assassino.
  2. O pequeno arbusto não vingou por falta de água.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivngar
  • vignar
  • vinagr
  • vingarr
  • vinggar
  • vingra
  • vinngar
  • vnigar
  • vvingar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vingar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ivngar2vignar2vinagr2vingarr1vinggar1vingra2vinngar1vnigar2
Edit distance from "vingar"

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 "vingar"?
"vingar" is spelled V-I-N-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /vĩ.ˈɡaɾ/.
What does "vingar" mean?
As a verb, "vingar" means: tomar satisfação de alguém; realizar uma vingança:
What words are commonly confused with "vingar"?
"vingar" is commonly confused with "virar", "visar", "violar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vingar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vingar" is /vĩ.ˈɡaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vingar" come from?
"vingar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list