arco e flecha

phrase

The verdict

“arco e flecha” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - esporte no qual se dispara flechas em direção a um alvo por meio de um arco

Corpus desk

Index PT-arco-e-flecha · arco e flecha · Portuguese

arco e flecha · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for arco e flecha
PropertyValue
Headwordarco e flecha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “arco e flecha” em português

arco e flechanão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arco e flecha is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "esporte no qual se dispara flechas em direção a um alvo por meio de um arco".

No misspelling variants are generated for arco e flecha in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is arco e flecha, spelled A-R-C-O- -E- -F-L-E-C-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    esporte no qual se dispara flechas em direção a um alvo por meio de um arco

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how arco e flecha appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Abe também fez uma confidência pessoal, afirmando que os jogos olímpicos de 1972 em Munique o levaram a dedicar-se ao arco e flecha quando entrou na faculdade em 1973.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arco e flecha"?
"arco e flecha" is spelled A-R-C-O- -E- -F-L-E-C-H-A.
What does "arco e flecha" mean?
As a phrase, "arco e flecha" means: esporte no qual se dispara flechas em direção a um alvo por meio de um arco
What language does "arco e flecha" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list