adder

/ˈædɚ/

//ˈædɚ// noun

The verdict

“adder” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #87,005 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,005
frequency rank, Portuguese
4,352
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - adicionador

Key facts for adder
PropertyValue
Headwordadder
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈædɚ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#87,005
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “adder” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). adder lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

adder is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #87,005 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈædɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "adicionador".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for adder, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is adder, spelled A-D-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    adicionador

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 "adder"?
"adder" is spelled A-D-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈædɚ/.
What does "adder" mean?
As a noun, "adder" means: adicionador
How do you pronounce "adder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adder" is /ˈædɚ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adder" come from?
"adder" 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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Using “adder”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-D-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈædɚ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list