aterrador

/ɐ.tɨ.Rɐ.ˈdoɾ/

//ɐ.tɨ.Rɐ.ˈdoɾ// adj

The verdict

“aterrador” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #70,772 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,772
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que causa terror, medo

Corpus desk

Index PT-aterrador · aterrador · Portuguese

aterrador · rank #70,772 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,772
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH astrológico

Nearest frequency peer: astrológico (-3 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “aterrador”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “aterrador” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aterrador
PropertyValue
Headwordaterrador
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɐ.tɨ.Rɐ.ˈdoɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#70,772
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “aterrador” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).aterradorcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “astrológico” (#70,769), “autonomamente” (#70,779), “apunhalar” (#70,762). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “aterrador” fica em #70,772. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aterrador is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #70,772 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɐ.tɨ.Rɐ.ˈdoɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que causa terror, medo".

aterrador has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is aterrador, spelled A-T-E-R-R-A-D-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    que causa terror, medo

Synonyms

aterrorizanteaterrorizador

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 "aterrador"?
"aterrador" is spelled A-T-E-R-R-A-D-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.tɨ.Rɐ.ˈdoɾ/.
What does "aterrador" mean?
As an adjective, "aterrador" means: que causa terror, medo
How do you pronounce "aterrador"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aterrador" is /ɐ.tɨ.Rɐ.ˈdoɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list