abroad

adv

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The verdict

“abroad” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,196 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,196
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - no exterior

Corpus desk

Index PT-abroad · abroad · Portuguese

abroad · rank #72,196 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,196
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH afago

Nearest frequency peer: afago (+10 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “abroad”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “abroad” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abroad
PropertyValue
Headwordabroad
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,196
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “abroad” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.abroadcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “afago” (#72,206), “Afrikaans” (#72,209), “Yamaguchi” (#72,176). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “abroad” fica em #72,196. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abroad is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,196 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

abroad has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is abroad, spelled A-B-R-O-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    no exterior
  2. 2
    além das fronteiras de um país; em um país estrangeiro, no exterior
  3. 3
    para o exterior; para um país extrangeiro

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. He’s now abroad.
  2. To travel abroad.

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 "abroad"?
"abroad" is spelled A-B-R-O-A-D.
What does "abroad" mean?
As an adverb, "abroad" means: no exterior
What language does "abroad" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "abroad", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Tuvalu#72,130terias#72,110ceifar#72,306sabugo#72,052

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list