à mão

phrase

The verdict

“à mão” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - manualmente, artesanalmente; feito com as mãos, em oposição a feito com máquinas

Corpus desk

Index PT-a-mao · à mão · Portuguese

à mão · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "À" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for à mão
PropertyValue
Headwordà mão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “à mão” em português

à mãonão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

à mão is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "manualmente, artesanalmente; feito com as mãos, em oposição a feito com máquinas".

Zero misspellings are on record for à mão in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is à mão, spelled À- -M-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    manualmente, artesanalmente; feito com as mãos, em oposição a feito com máquinas

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Lindos vestidos feitos à mão.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "à mão"?
"à mão" is spelled À- -M-Ã-O.
What does "à mão" mean?
As a phrase, "à mão" means: manualmente, artesanalmente; feito com as mãos, em oposição a feito com máquinas
What language does "à mão" come from?
"à mão" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list