ator
/a.ˈtoɾ/
The verdict
“ator” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #2,556 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,556
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pessoa que representa uma personagem no teatro ou no cinema
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ator |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /a.ˈtoɾ/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #2,556 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ator” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for ator is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for ator, with forms such as "aotr", "atorr", and "atro". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "avô", "att", "auto", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is ator, spelled A-T-O-R.
Definition
- 1pessoa que representa uma personagem no teatro ou no cinema
- 2o que toma parte ativa num negócio, numa aventura
- 3enganador que sabe bem fingir
- 4pessoa que promove uma ação
- 5partícipe 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
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ator - 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.
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.
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Using “ator”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-T-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /a.ˈtoɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “avô” - see the side-by-side comparison. ator vs avô
- 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.