arre

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The verdict

“arre” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #63,982 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,982
frequency rank, Portuguese
4,352
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - voz com que se tocam animais de carga

Key facts for arre
PropertyValue
Headwordarre
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechInterjection
Letters4
Frequency rank#63,982
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “arre” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). arre lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arre is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #63,982 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as aninterjection. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

arre doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is arre, spelled A-R-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    voz com que se tocam animais de carga
  2. 2
    voz que exprime enfado, zanga ou raiva

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 "arre"?
"arre" is spelled A-R-R-E.
What does "arre" mean?
As an interjection, "arre" means: voz com que se tocam animais de carga
What language does "arre" come from?
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Using “arre”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-R-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list