aruá

/a.ɾu.ˈa/

//a.ɾu.ˈa// adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dos aruás

Corpus desk

Index PT-arua · aruá · Portuguese

aruá · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 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 aruá
PropertyValue
Headwordaruá
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/a.ɾu.ˈa/
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “aruá” em português

aruánão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

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

Rare enough to double-check

aruá is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /a.ɾu.ˈa/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dos aruás".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for aruá, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is aruá, spelled A-R-U-Á.

Definition

  1. 1
    dos aruás

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 "aruá"?
"aruá" is spelled A-R-U-Á. The IPA pronunciation is /a.ɾu.ˈa/.
What does "aruá" mean?
As an adjective, "aruá" means: dos aruás
How do you pronounce "aruá"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aruá" is /a.ɾu.ˈa/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aruá" come from?
"aruá" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list