# alto

> Portuguese word · Adjective · IPA /ˈaɫ.tu/ · frequency rank #516

## Definitions
1. de muita estatura
2. que está acima do observador
3. que tem altura; elevado, profundo
4. ilustrado, soberbo, importante, caro, difícil
5. elevado ou intenso: o som
6. entorpecido pelo consumo de bebida alcoólica

## Easily confused with
- **ao** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alto-vs-ao)
- **at** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alto-vs-at)
- **até** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alto-vs-ate)
- **ano** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alto-vs-ano)
- **amo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alto-vs-amo)
- **ato** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alto-vs-ato)
- **art** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alto-vs-art)
- **avô** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alto-vs-avo)
- **ata** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alto-vs-ata)
- **att** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alto-vs-att)
- **aro** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alto-vs-aro)
- **ant** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alto-vs-ant)
- **atl** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alto-vs-atl)
- **apt** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alto-vs-apt)
- **apo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alto-vs-apo)
- **arte** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alto-vs-arte)
- **alvo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alto-vs-alvo)
- **auto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alto-vs-auto)
- **ator** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alto-vs-ator)
- **anjo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alto-vs-anjo)

## Common misspellings (4)
`allto`, `alot`, `altto`, `atlo`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/alto