ancoradouro

/ɐ̃.ku.ɾɐ.ˈdow.ɾu/

//ɐ̃.ku.ɾɐ.ˈdow.ɾu// noun

The verdict

“ancoradouro” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #57,123 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,123
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lugar onde os navios lançam âncora ou ferro

Corpus desk

Index PT-ancoradouro · ancoradouro · Portuguese

ancoradouro · rank #57,123 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,123
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH apalpar

Nearest frequency peer: apalpar (+5 rank slots)

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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “ancoradouro”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “ancoradouro” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ancoradouro
PropertyValue
Headwordancoradouro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ̃.ku.ɾɐ.ˈdow.ɾu/
Letters11
Frequency rank#57,123
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “ancoradouro” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).ancoradourocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “apalpar” (#57,128), “altivo” (#57,117), “apetecível” (#57,130). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “ancoradouro” fica em #57,123. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ancoradouro is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #57,123 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐ̃.ku.ɾɐ.ˈdow.ɾu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "lugar onde os navios lançam âncora ou ferro".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ancoradouro, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is ancoradouro, spelled A-N-C-O-R-A-D-O-U-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    lugar onde os navios lançam âncora ou ferro

Synonyms

fundeadourorepouso

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); 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 "ancoradouro"?
"ancoradouro" is spelled A-N-C-O-R-A-D-O-U-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ̃.ku.ɾɐ.ˈdow.ɾu/.
What does "ancoradouro" mean?
As a noun, "ancoradouro" means: lugar onde os navios lançam âncora ou ferro
How do you pronounce "ancoradouro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ancoradouro" is /ɐ̃.ku.ɾɐ.ˈdow.ɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ancoradouro", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list