arenito

/ɐ.ɾɨ.ˈni.tu/

//ɐ.ɾɨ.ˈni.tu// noun

The verdict

“arenito” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #55,372 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,372
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - denominação comum das rochas sedimentares dendríticas resultantes da compactação e litificação de um material granular da dimensão das areias, composto normalmente por quartzo, feldspatos, micas e ...

Corpus desk

Index PT-arenito · arenito · Portuguese

arenito · rank #55,372 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,372
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH angle

Nearest frequency peer: angle (-7 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “arenito”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “arenito” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for arenito
PropertyValue
Headwordarenito
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.ɾɨ.ˈni.tu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,372
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “arenito” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).arenitocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “angle” (#55,365), “anfetamina” (#55,364), “arroto” (#55,381). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “arenito” fica em #55,372. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arenito is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #55,372 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐ.ɾɨ.ˈni.tu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "denominação comum das rochas sedimentares dendríticas resultantes da compactação e litificação de um material granular da dimensão das areias, composto normalmente por quartzo, feldspatos, micas e ...".

No misspelling variants are generated for arenito in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is arenito, spelled A-R-E-N-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    denominação comum das rochas sedimentares dendríticas resultantes da compactação e litificação de um material granular da dimensão das areias, composto normalmente por quartzo, feldspatos, micas e outras impurezas

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); 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 "arenito"?
"arenito" is spelled A-R-E-N-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ɾɨ.ˈni.tu/.
What does "arenito" mean?
As a noun, "arenito" means: denominação comum das rochas sedimentares dendríticas resultantes da compactação e litificação de um material granular da dimensão das areias, composto normalmente por quartzo, feldspatos, micas e ...
How do you pronounce "arenito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arenito" is /ɐ.ɾɨ.ˈni.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arenito" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list