aeróstato
/ɐ.ɛ.ˈɾɔ.stɐ.tu/
The verdict
“aeróstato” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - veículo mais leve que o ar que se sustenta pelo princípio de Arquimedes
Corpus desk
Index PT-aerostato · aeróstato · Portuguese
aeróstato · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aeróstato |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɐ.ɛ.ˈɾɔ.stɐ.tu/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “aeróstato” em português
Rare enough to double-check
aeróstato is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐ.ɛ.ˈɾɔ.stɐ.tu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "veículo mais leve que o ar que se sustenta pelo princípio de Arquimedes".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for aeróstato, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is aeróstato, spelled A-E-R-Ó-S-T-A-T-O.
Definition
- 1veículo mais leve que o ar que se sustenta pelo princípio de Arquimedes
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how aeróstato appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Os aeróstatos formam um mosaico de cores na paisagem.
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.