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 September 3, 2026) - no mínimo; pelo menos
Corpus desk
Index PT-ao-menos · ao menos · Portuguese
ao menos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ao menos |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “ao menos” em português
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ao menos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Terá força para repor a política no centro da vida e das atenções, ao menos nos EUA?
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.