artelho

noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - articulação; junta de ossos

Corpus desk

Index PT-artelho · artelho · Portuguese

artelho · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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 artelho
PropertyValue
Headwordartelho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “artelho” em português

artelhoestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

artelho is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

artelho has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is artelho, spelled A-R-T-E-L-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    articulação; junta de ossos
  2. 2
    nó, junta que liga a perna ao pé; tornozelo
  3. 3
    cada um dos dedos dos membros posteriores dos vertebrados terrestres
  4. 4
    o mesmo que pododáctilo
  5. 5
    (Estatística: pouco usado): membro, especialmente de frase; parte, divisão

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. primeiro artelho
  2. quinto artelho

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 "artelho"?
"artelho" is spelled A-R-T-E-L-H-O.
What does "artelho" mean?
As a noun, "artelho" means: articulação; junta de ossos
What language does "artelho" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list