anteparo

/ɐ̃.tɨ.ˈpa.ɾu/

//ɐ̃.tɨ.ˈpa.ɾu// noun

The verdict

“anteparo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #68,598 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,598
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ação ou efeito de anteparar(-se)

Corpus desk

Index PT-anteparo · anteparo · Portuguese

anteparo · rank #68,598 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,598
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH apologista

Nearest frequency peer: apologista (+4 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 “anteparo”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for anteparo
PropertyValue
Headwordanteparo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ̃.tɨ.ˈpa.ɾu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#68,598
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “anteparo” em português

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “apologista” (#68,602), “argumentativo” (#68,607), “ariranha” (#68,609). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “anteparo” fica em #68,598. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anteparo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #68,598 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐ̃.tɨ.ˈpa.ɾu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for anteparo in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is anteparo, spelled A-N-T-E-P-A-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ação ou efeito de anteparar(-se)
  2. 2
    parada antecipada; interrupção, suspensão
  3. 3
    parada repentina
  4. 4
    auxílio, defesa (no sentido físico ou moral)
  5. 5
    impedimento na realização de algo
  6. 6
    o que antepara ou protege de
  7. 7
    qualquer objeto ou peça (biombos, tabiques, quebra-luzes, pára-ventos etc.) que se coloca diante de alguém ou de algo para resguardo ou proteção

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how anteparo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. As botas foram o seu anteparo diante do ataque da cascavel.
  2. O anteparo do tio evitou a sua derrocada financeira.

Synonyms

balaustradabiombocercadivisãodivisóriaguarda-portaguarda-ventopára-fogopára-ventoproteçãoquebra-luzresguardosebetabiquetapagemtapamentotapumevedação

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 "anteparo"?
"anteparo" is spelled A-N-T-E-P-A-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ̃.tɨ.ˈpa.ɾu/.
What does "anteparo" mean?
As a noun, "anteparo" means: ação ou efeito de anteparar(-se)
How do you pronounce "anteparo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anteparo" is /ɐ̃.tɨ.ˈpa.ɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anteparo" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list