alcateia
/aɫ.kɐ.ˈtɐj.ɐ/
The verdict
“alcateia” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #57,112 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,112
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4,352
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - grupo de lobos
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alcateia |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /aɫ.kɐ.ˈtɐj.ɐ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #57,112 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alcateia” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
alcateia is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #57,112 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /aɫ.kɐ.ˈtɐj.ɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for alcateia in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is alcateia, spelled A-L-C-A-T-E-I-A.
Definition
- 1grupo de lobos
- 2grupo de animais ferozes
- 3grupo de malfeitores
Synonyms
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.
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Using “alcateia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-L-C-A-T-E-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /aɫ.kɐ.ˈtɐj.ɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.