abacateiro
/a.ba.kaˈte(j).ɾu/ [a.ba.kaˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
The verdict
“abacateiro” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - árvore de até vinte metros (Persea americana) da família das lauráceas, de folhas lanceoladas, pequenas flores geralmente esverdeadas, e bagas ovoides ou piriformes, com semente esférica, envolta p...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abacateiro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /a.ba.kaˈte(j).ɾu/ [a.ba.kaˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abacateiro” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for abacateiro is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /a.ba.kaˈte(j).ɾu/ [a.ba.kaˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "árvore de até vinte metros (Persea americana) da família das lauráceas, de folhas lanceoladas, pequenas flores geralmente esverdeadas, e bagas ovoides ou piriformes, com semente esférica, envolta p...".
abacateiro doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is abacateiro, spelled A-B-A-C-A-T-E-I-R-O.
Definition
- 1árvore de até vinte metros (Persea americana) da família das lauráceas, de folhas lanceoladas, pequenas flores geralmente esverdeadas, e bagas ovoides ou piriformes, com semente esférica, envolta por polpa verde e amarelada, nativa da América Central e do México
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “abacateiro”
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- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-B-A-C-A-T-E-I-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /a.ba.kaˈte(j).ɾu/ [a.ba.kaˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.