ator

//a.ˈtoɾ// noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,556

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

ator is aPortuguesenoun. It means: pessoa que representa uma personagem no teatro ou no cinema Pronounced /a.ˈtoɾ/. It ranks #2,556 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with avô and att.

Key facts for ator
PropertyValue
Headwordator
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/a.ˈtoɾ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,556
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ator in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for ator is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /a.ˈtoɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,556 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for ator, with forms such as "aotr", "atorr", and "atro". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "avô", "att", "auto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is ator, spelled A-T-O-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    pessoa que representa uma personagem no teatro ou no cinema
  2. 2
    o que toma parte ativa num negócio, numa aventura
  3. 3
    enganador que sabe bem fingir
  4. 4
    pessoa que promove uma ação
  5. 5
    partícipe com influência e expressão em seara econômica e/ou cultural e/ou bélica em determinado contexto geográfico e/ou político e/ou histórico

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aotr,atorr,atro,attor,taor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ator

Misspelling Variants of "ator"

aotr4atorr5atro4attor5taor4
Misspelling Variants of "ator"

Frequency rank: #2,556 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ator"?
"ator" is spelled A-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /a.ˈtoɾ/.
What does "ator" mean?
As a noun, "ator" means: pessoa que representa uma personagem no teatro ou no cinema
What words are commonly confused with "ator"?
"ator" is commonly confused with "avô", "att", "auto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ator"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ator" is /a.ˈtoɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ator" come from?
"ator" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter A in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.