-ário

suffix

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sufixo formador de adjetivo derivado de substantivo

Corpus desk

Index PT-ario · -ário · Portuguese

-ário · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "-" 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 -ário
PropertyValue
Headword-ário
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechSuffix
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “-ário” em português

-árionão 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

-ário is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as asuffix. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for -ário in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is -ário, spelled --Á-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    sufixo formador de adjetivo derivado de substantivo
  2. 2
    um lugar associado com algo específico

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Partido: partidário.
  2. Relicário, aquário, armamentário.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "-ário"?
"-ário" is spelled --Á-R-I-O.
What does "-ário" mean?
As a suffix, "-ário" means: sufixo formador de adjetivo derivado de substantivo
What language does "-ário" come from?
"-ário" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list