virar

/vi.ˈɾaɾ/

//vi.ˈɾaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“virar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,457. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,457
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mudar, com um movimento em linha curva, a direção ou posição de algo ou alguém

Corpus desk

Index PT-virar · virar · Portuguese

virar · rank #2,457 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,457
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH vaga

Nearest frequency peer: vaga (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “virar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “virar” 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).

virar vs viva
60% similar
virar vs voar
60% similar
virar vs viro
60% similar

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

Key facts for virar
PropertyValue
Headwordvirar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/vi.ˈɾaɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,457
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “virar”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “vaga” (#2,456), “acerca” (#2,459), “turma” (#2,452). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “virar” fica em #2,457. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around virar (IPA /vi.ˈɾaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,457 among 501 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 15 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for virar, with forms such as "ivrar", "viarr", and "virarr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "viva", "voar", "viro", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is virar, spelled V-I-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    mudar, com um movimento em linha curva, a direção ou posição de algo ou alguém
  2. 2
    colocar do avesso
  3. 3
    dirigir
  4. 4
    apontar
  5. 5
    dar a volta
  6. 6
    despejar
  7. 7
    mudar de direção
  8. 8
    voltar-se para
  9. 9
    defrontar
  10. 10
    passar de um dia para o outro sem se dormir
  11. 11
    voltar-se
  12. 12
    rebolar-se
  13. 13
    mudar de opinião ou de sistema
  14. 14
    realizar uma ação por si só; utilizar-se de meio ou meios quaisquer incertos sem auxílio de ninguém
  15. 15
    conseguir sair de problemas com facilidade

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Alguém veio ajudar? Não! Eu, a coordenadora e mais uma que pegamos de calças curtas no susto, tivemos de nos virar e varar a noite para aprontar tudo.

This word in other languages

turn(English)virar(Español)drehen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivrar
  • viarr
  • virarr
  • virra
  • virrar
  • vriar
  • vvirar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of virar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ivrar2viarr2virarr1virra2virrar1vriar2vvirar1
Edit distance from "virar"

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 "virar"?
"virar" is spelled V-I-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /vi.ˈɾaɾ/.
What does "virar" mean?
As a verb, "virar" means: mudar, com um movimento em linha curva, a direção ou posição de algo ou alguém
What words are commonly confused with "virar"?
"virar" is commonly confused with "viva", "voar", "viro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "virar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "virar" is /vi.ˈɾaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "virar" come from?
"virar" 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 "virar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

turma#2,452beijo#2,464Chile#2,468custa#2,470

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

terror7 variantsfórum7 variantsfugir7 variantsdroga7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list