anteriormente
/ɐ̃.tɨ.ɾjoɾ.ˈmẽ.tɨ/
The verdict
“anteriormente” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #2,127 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #2,127
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 13
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - antes
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anteriormente |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ɐ̃.tɨ.ɾjoɾ.ˈmẽ.tɨ/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #2,127 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “anteriormente” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for anteriormente is 13 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ̃.tɨ.ɾjoɾ.ˈmẽ.tɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,127 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for anteriormente, with forms such as "anetriormente", "annteriormente", and "anteirormente". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 anteriormente, spelled A-N-T-E-R-I-O-R-M-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1antes
- 2precedentemente
- 3em tempo anterior
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: anetriormente,annteriormente,anteirormente,anteriomrente,anterioremnte,anteriormenet,anteriormennte,anteriormentte,anteriormetne,anteriormmente,anteriormnete,anteriorrmente,anteriromente,anteroirmente,anterriormente,antreiormente,antteriormente,atneriormente,nateriormente
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anteriormente - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “anteriormente”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-N-T-E-R-I-O-R-M-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐ̃.tɨ.ɾjoɾ.ˈmẽ.tɨ/ (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.