arco e flecha
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 May 6, 2026) - esporte no qual se dispara flechas em direção a um alvo por meio de um arco
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arco e flecha |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “arco e flecha” sits in Portuguese frequency
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
- 1esporte no qual se dispara flechas em direção a um alvo por meio de um arco
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 “arco e flecha”
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- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-R-C-O- -E- -F-L-E-C-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.