amanteigado

/ɐ.mɐ̃.tɐj.ˈɡa.du/

//ɐ.mɐ̃.tɐj.ˈɡa.du// adj

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The verdict

“amanteigado” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #77,677 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,677
frequency rank, Portuguese
4,352
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - semelhante à manteiga, da consistência da manteiga

Key facts for amanteigado
PropertyValue
Headwordamanteigado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɐ.mɐ̃.tɐj.ˈɡa.du/
Letters11
Frequency rank#77,677
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “amanteigado” 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). amanteigado 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

amanteigado is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #77,677 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɐ.mɐ̃.tɐj.ˈɡa.du/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

amanteigado has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is amanteigado, spelled A-M-A-N-T-E-I-G-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    semelhante à manteiga, da consistência da manteiga
  2. 2
    que tem manteiga como ingrediente

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 "amanteigado"?
"amanteigado" is spelled A-M-A-N-T-E-I-G-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.mɐ̃.tɐj.ˈɡa.du/.
What does "amanteigado" mean?
As an adjective, "amanteigado" means: semelhante à manteiga, da consistência da manteiga
How do you pronounce "amanteigado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amanteigado" is /ɐ.mɐ̃.tɐj.ˈɡa.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amanteigado" come from?
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Using “amanteigado”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-M-A-N-T-E-I-G-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɐ.mɐ̃.tɐj.ˈɡa.du/ (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list