aro
/ˈa.ɾu/
The verdict
“aro” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #22,868 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #22,868
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3
- letters
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - caixilho de madeira para os vãos das portas e janelas
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈa.ɾu/ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #22,868 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aro” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for aro is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈa.ɾu/. Corpus data places it at rank #22,868 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
aro has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "As", "at", "av", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is aro, spelled A-R-O.
Definition
- 1caixilho de madeira para os vãos das portas e janelas
- 2arco; argola; círculo; anel; anilha
- 3batida no anel da cesta quicada ou rolada para fora sem passar por dentro da circunferência que determina o ponto
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.
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Using “aro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈa.ɾu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “As” - see the side-by-side comparison. aro vs As
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
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.