abrupto

//ab.ˈʁup.tu/ (anacronismo), /a.ˈbɾup.tu/ (coloquial e comum)/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,399

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

abrupto is anPortugueseadj. It means: inesperado Pronounced /ab.ˈʁup.tu/ (anacronismo), /a.ˈbɾup.tu/ (coloquial e comum). Often confused with abrupta.

Key facts for abrupto
PropertyValue
Headwordabrupto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/ab.ˈʁup.tu/ (anacronismo), /a.ˈbɾup.tu/ (coloquial e comum)
Letters7
Frequency rank#40,399
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for abrupto is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ab.ˈʁup.tu/ (anacronismo), /a.ˈbɾup.tu/ (coloquial e comum). Corpus data places it at rank #40,399 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for abrupto, with forms such as "abbrupto", "abrputo", and "abrrupto". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "abrupta", 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 abrupto, spelled A-B-R-U-P-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    inesperado
  2. 2
    íngreme, com muito desnível, com inclinação quase vertical, escarpado

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbrupto,abrputo,abrrupto,abrupot,abruppto,abruptto,abrutpo,aburpto,arbupto,barupto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for abrupto

Misspelling Variants of "abrupto"

abbrupto8abrputo7abrrupto8abrupot7abruppto8abruptto8abrutpo7aburpto7
Misspelling Variants of "abrupto"

Frequency rank: #40,399 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abrupto"?
"abrupto" is spelled A-B-R-U-P-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ab.ˈʁup.tu/ (anacronismo), /a.ˈbɾup.tu/ (coloquial e comum).
What does "abrupto" mean?
As an adj, "abrupto" means: inesperado
What words are commonly confused with "abrupto"?
"abrupto" is commonly confused with "abrupta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abrupto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abrupto" is /ab.ˈʁup.tu/ (anacronismo), /a.ˈbɾup.tu/ (coloquial e comum). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abrupto" come from?
"abrupto" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.