andaime

Name: andaime, Portuguese Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈdaj.mɨ/

//ˈdaj.mɨ// noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“andaime” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #50,332 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#50,332
frequency rank, Portuguese: 7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plataforma móvel içada no exterior de edifícios ou construções para permitir o acesso de operários aos andares mais altos

Key facts for andaime
Property	Value
Headword	andaime
Language	Portuguese
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈdaj.mɨ/
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#50,332
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “andaime” 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). andaime lands here:

#50,332

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for andaime is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈdaj.mɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #50,332 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "plataforma móvel içada no exterior de edifícios ou construções para permitir o acesso de operários aos andares mais altos".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for andaime, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is andaime, spelled A-N-D-A-I-M-E.

Definition

1
plataforma móvel içada no exterior de edifícios ou construções para permitir o acesso de operários aos andares mais altos

Synonyms

apodiamentocadafalso

This word in other languages

scaffold(English)andamio(Español)échafaudage(Français)Gerüst(Deutsch)

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 "andaime"?

"andaime" is spelled A-N-D-A-I-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdaj.mɨ/.

What does "andaime" mean?

As a noun, "andaime" means: plataforma móvel içada no exterior de edifícios ou construções para permitir o acesso de operários aos andares mais altos

How do you pronounce "andaime"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "andaime" is /ˈdaj.mɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "andaime" come from?

"andaime" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “andaime”

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

The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-N-D-A-I-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈdaj.mɨ/ (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

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.