Aries

//ˈariʃ// noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#33,695

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

Aries is aPortuguesenoun. It means: constelação do Zodíaco Pronounced /ˈariʃ/. Often confused with arte and armas.

Key facts for Aries
PropertyValue
HeadwordAries
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈariʃ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#33,695
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Aries in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for Aries is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈariʃ/. Corpus data places it at rank #33,695 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "constelação do Zodíaco".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Aries, with forms such as "aires", "areis", and "ariess". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "arte", "armas", "are", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is Aries, spelled A-R-I-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    constelação do Zodíaco

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aires,areis,ariess,arise,arries,raies

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Aries

Misspelling Variants of "Aries"

aires5areis5ariess6arise5arries6raies5
Misspelling Variants of "Aries"

Frequency rank: #33,695 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Aries"?
"Aries" is spelled A-R-I-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈariʃ/.
What does "Aries" mean?
As a noun, "Aries" means: constelação do Zodíaco
What words are commonly confused with "Aries"?
"Aries" is commonly confused with "arte", "armas", "are". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Aries"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aries" is /ˈariʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aries" come from?
"Aries" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter A in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.