atu

adj

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The verdict

“atu” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #83,534 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,534
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - trunfo, que serve como trunfo:

Corpus desk

Index PT-atu · atu · Portuguese

atu · rank #83,534 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,534
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH awe

Nearest frequency peer: awe (+6 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 “atu”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for atu
PropertyValue
Headwordatu
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters3
Frequency rank#83,534
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “atu” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.atucai 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: “awe” (#83,540), “bastidor” (#83,555), “beliscão” (#83,562). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “atu” fica em #83,534. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

atu is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #83,534 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "trunfo, que serve como trunfo:".

atu has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is atu, spelled A-T-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    trunfo, que serve como trunfo:

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Już w pierwszej lewie znalazły się karty atu.

Synonyms

atutowy

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 "atu"?
"atu" is spelled A-T-U.
What does "atu" mean?
As an adjective, "atu" means: trunfo, que serve como trunfo:
What language does "atu" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

awe#83,540véi#83,435cou#83,673Rak#83,240

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list