antro

/ˈɐ̃.tɾu/

//ˈɐ̃.tɾu// noun

The verdict

“antro” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #46,168. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,168
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - caverna profunda e assustadora

Corpus desk

Index PT-antro · antro · Portuguese

antro · rank #46,168 · 7 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,168
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH antissocial

Nearest frequency peer: antissocial (-1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “antro”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “antro” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

antro vs ato
60% similar
antro vs aro
60% similar
antro vs auto
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “antro”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).antrocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “antissocial” (#46,167), “arar” (#46,176), “alternadamente” (#46,159). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “antro” fica em #46,168. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around antro (IPA /ˈɐ̃.tɾu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,168 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for antro, with forms such as "anntro", "anrto", and "antor". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is antro, spelled A-N-T-R-O.

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

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of antro - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

anntro1anrto2antor2antrro1anttro1atnro2natro2
Edit distance from "antro"

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 "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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list