antro

//ˈɐ̃.tɾu// noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,168

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

antro is aPortuguesenoun. It means: caverna profunda e assustadora Pronounced /ˈɐ̃.tɾu/. Often confused with ato and aro.

Key facts for antro
PropertyValue
Headwordantro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɐ̃.tɾu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#46,168
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of antro in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for antro is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɐ̃.tɾu/. Corpus data places it at rank #46,168 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for antro, with forms such as "anntro", "anrto", and "antor". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "ato", "aro", "auto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is antro, spelled A-N-T-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    caverna profunda e assustadora
  2. 2
    masmorra
  3. 3
    local de perdição

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: anntro,anrto,antor,antrro,anttro,atnro,natro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for antro

Misspelling Variants of "antro"

anntro6anrto5antor5antrro6anttro6atnro5natro5
Misspelling Variants of "antro"

Frequency rank: #46,168 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "antro"?
"antro" is spelled A-N-T-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɐ̃.tɾu/.
What does "antro" mean?
As a noun, "antro" means: caverna profunda e assustadora
What words are commonly confused with "antro"?
"antro" is commonly confused with "ato", "aro", "auto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "antro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "antro" is /ˈɐ̃.tɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "antro" come from?
"antro" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter A in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.