A

//a// adj

Letters

1 characters

Frequency Rank

#2

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

A is anPortugueseadj. It means: assinala o primeiro elemento de uma série na qual estes são distinguidos e ordenados em uma sequência alfabética Pronounced /a/. It ranks #2 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with As and ao.

Key facts for A
PropertyValue
HeadwordA
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/a/
Letters1
Frequency rank#2
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of A in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for A is 1 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /a/. Corpus data places it at rank #2 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for A in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable Portuguese patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "As", "ao", "ar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is A, spelled A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    assinala o primeiro elemento de uma série na qual estes são distinguidos e ordenados em uma sequência alfabética
  2. 2
    assinala qualidade superior, muita importância ou um alto valor monetário
  3. 3
    assinala, na escala socioeconômica, a classe social mais elevada em relação ao poder aquisitivo

Frequency rank: #2 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "A"?
"A" is spelled A. The IPA pronunciation is /a/.
What does "A" mean?
As an adj, "A" means: assinala o primeiro elemento de uma série na qual estes são distinguidos e ordenados em uma sequência alfabética
What words are commonly confused with "A"?
"A" is commonly confused with "As", "ao", "ar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "A"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "A" is /a/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "A" come from?
"A" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter A in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.