adutor

adj

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The verdict

“adutor” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #80,932 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#80,932
frequency rank, Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que aduz, aproxima ou transporta algo de um lugar a outro

Key facts for adutor
PropertyValue
Headwordadutor
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#80,932
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “adutor” 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). adutor lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for adutor is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #80,932 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

adutor doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is adutor, spelled A-D-U-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    que aduz, aproxima ou transporta algo de um lugar a outro
  2. 2
    que diz respeito ao músculo que faz o movimento de adução, em direção ao centro do corpo
  3. 3
    que diz respeito ao músculo que assegura o fechamento das conchas dos moluscos bivalves

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 "adutor"?
"adutor" is spelled A-D-U-T-O-R.
What does "adutor" mean?
As an adjective, "adutor" means: que aduz, aproxima ou transporta algo de um lugar a outro
What language does "adutor" come from?
"adutor" 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 “adutor”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-D-U-T-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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