artéria

/ɐɾ.ˈtɛ.ɾjɐ/

//ɐɾ.ˈtɛ.ɾjɐ// noun

The verdict

“artéria” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #14,518 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#14,518
frequency rank, Portuguese
7
letters
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vaso sanguíneo eferente do coração, ou seja, que conduz sangue proveniente do coração. Geralmente, conduz sangue rico em oxigênio. A exceção é a artéria pulmonar, que conduz sangue pobre em oxigênio.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

artéria vs ateia
57% similar
artéria vs autoria
71% similar
artéria vs arterial
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for artéria
PropertyValue
Headwordartéria
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐɾ.ˈtɛ.ɾjɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,518
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “artéria” 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). artéria lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for artéria is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐɾ.ˈtɛ.ɾjɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,518 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "vaso sanguíneo eferente do coração, ou seja, que conduz sangue proveniente do coração. Geralmente, conduz sangue rico em oxigênio. A exceção é a artéria pulmonar, que conduz sangue pobre em oxigênio.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for artéria, with forms such as "arrtéria", "artréia", and "arttéria". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "ateia", "autoria", "arterial", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is artéria, spelled A-R-T-É-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    vaso sanguíneo eferente do coração, ou seja, que conduz sangue proveniente do coração. Geralmente, conduz sangue rico em oxigênio. A exceção é a artéria pulmonar, que conduz sangue pobre em oxigênio.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: arrtéria,artréia,arttéria,artéira,artérai,artérria,arétria,atréria,ratéria

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of artéria - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

arrtéria1artréia2arttéria1artéira2artérai2artérria1arétria2atréria2
Edit distance from "artéria"

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 "artéria"?
"artéria" is spelled A-R-T-É-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐɾ.ˈtɛ.ɾjɐ/.
What does "artéria" mean?
As a noun, "artéria" means: vaso sanguíneo eferente do coração, ou seja, que conduz sangue proveniente do coração. Geralmente, conduz sangue rico em oxigênio. A exceção é a artéria pulmonar, que conduz sangue pobre em oxigênio.
What words are commonly confused with "artéria"?
"artéria" is commonly confused with "ateia", "autoria", "arterial". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "artéria"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "artéria" is /ɐɾ.ˈtɛ.ɾjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "artéria" come from?
"artéria" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “artéria”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-R-T-É-R-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɐɾ.ˈtɛ.ɾjɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “ateia” - see the side-by-side comparison. artéria vs ateia
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list