ao menos
The verdict
“ao menos” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - no mínimo; pelo menos
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ao menos |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ao menos” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ao menos is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "no mínimo; pelo menos".
No generated misspelling entries exist for ao menos in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is ao menos, spelled A-O- -M-E-N-O-S.
Definition
- 1no mínimo; pelo menos
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “ao menos”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-O- -M-E-N-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.