xingar

verb

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The verdict

“xingar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #18,746. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,746
frequency rank, Portuguese
27
“X” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dirigir insultos ou palavras afrontosas; falar mal de alguém

Corpus desk

Index PT-xingar · xingar · Portuguese

xingar · rank #18,746 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #18,746
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 27
  • PHOTO-FINISH wood

Nearest frequency peer: wood (-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 “xingar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “xingar” 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).

xingar vs Xangai
50% similar

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

Key facts for xingar
PropertyValue
Headwordxingar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,746
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “xingar”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.xingarcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “wood” (#18,745), “variada” (#18,739), “agravamento” (#18,753). Entre 27 lemas com “X”, “xingar” fica em #18,746. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around xingar, averb. Corpus frequency is #18,746 among 27 “X” headwords. Dominant gloss: "dirigir insultos ou palavras afrontosas; falar mal de alguém".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for xingar, with forms such as "ixngar", "xignar", and "xinagr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Xangai", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is xingar, spelled X-I-N-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    dirigir insultos ou palavras afrontosas; falar mal de alguém

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A maioria dos integrantes da torcida é jovem e o discurso é de nunca xingar os jogadores palmeirenses mesmo que o time esteja mal.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ixngar
  • xignar
  • xinagr
  • xingarr
  • xinggar
  • xingra
  • xinngar
  • xnigar
  • xxingar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ixngar2xignar2xinagr2xingarr1xinggar1xingra2xinngar1xnigar2
Edit distance from "xingar"

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 "xingar"?
"xingar" is spelled X-I-N-G-A-R.
What does "xingar" mean?
As a verb, "xingar" means: dirigir insultos ou palavras afrontosas; falar mal de alguém
What words are commonly confused with "xingar"?
"xingar" is commonly confused with "Xangai". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "xingar" come from?
"xingar" 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 "xingar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

umbigo#18,737apreço#18,769cuspir#18,818Museum#18,653

Similar misspelling depth

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

variada9 variantsrecheio9 variantsgrelha9 variantsinchaço9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list