exaggerar

Exaggerar is a nonstandard spelling of the Portuguese infinitive exaggerar, commonly found in informal writing or online text. It is not listed in major Portuguese dictionaries and is generally considered a misspelling or a stylistic quirk rather than a separate verb with its own lexical entry.

In usage, exaggerar may appear when writers imitate English or when typographical errors propagate in social media. Native speakers typically prefer exaggerar and conjugate it according to standard Portuguese rules (eu exagero, tu exageras, ele exagera, nós exageramos, etc.). The nonstandard form can appear in memes, humorous posts, or bilingual contexts where readers recognize it as playful rather than correct language.

Related standard forms and derivatives include exaggerar, exagero, exageração, and exagerado. The standard verb is used to express making something seem more significant or dramatic than it is, with common help verbs or contexts indicating tense and aspect. In other Romance languages, cognate forms exist (for example, exaggerar in Spanish or exagérer in French), but exaggerar as a spelling with double r is not part of the conventional Portuguese lexicon. For formal writing, it is advised to use exaggerar and its correct conjugations. See also exaggeration and related terms in Portuguese.