artesão

noun

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The verdict

“artesão” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #30,003. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,003
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - artífice; aquele que produz artesanato, geralmente trabalhando só e de forma independente:

Corpus desk

Index PT-artesao · artesão · Portuguese

artesão · rank #30,003 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,003
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH arão

Nearest frequency peer: arão (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “artesão”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “artesão” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

artesão vs adesão
71% similar
artesão vs antemão
71% similar

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

Key facts for artesão
PropertyValue
Headwordartesão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,003
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “artesão”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.artesãocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “arão” (#30,004), “arcaico” (#29,998), “autenticação” (#30,009). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “artesão” fica em #30,003. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around artesão, anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,003 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for artesão, with forms such as "aretsão", "arrtesão", and "artesoã". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "adesão", "antemão", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is artesão, spelled A-R-T-E-S-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    artífice; aquele que produz artesanato, geralmente trabalhando só e de forma independente:
  2. 2
    aquele que metódica e pormenorizadamente vai conseguindo avançar em tarefa difícil:

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. O trabalho de encadernador deixou a oficina e é feito agora por artesãos.
  2. Ponto por ponto, caso a caso, qual "artesão", salvou a empresa de uma falência certa!

This word in other languages

artisan(English)artisan(Français)Handwerker(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aretsão
  • arrtesão
  • artesoã
  • artessão
  • arteãso
  • artseão
  • arttesão
  • atresão
  • ratesão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of artesão - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aretsão2arrtesão1artesoã2artessão1arteãso2artseão2arttesão1atresão2
Edit distance from "artesão"

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 "artesão"?
"artesão" is spelled A-R-T-E-S-Ã-O.
What does "artesão" mean?
As a noun, "artesão" means: artífice; aquele que produz artesanato, geralmente trabalhando só e de forma independente:
What words are commonly confused with "artesão"?
"artesão" is commonly confused with "adesão", "antemão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "artesão" come from?
"artesão" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "artesão", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

arcaico#29,998agrupar#29,987afetivo#29,982adutora#29,981

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

aditivo9 variantstrepar9 variantspurple9 variantspaisana9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list