atuador

adj

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The verdict

“atuador” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #92,548 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,548
frequency rank, Portuguese
4,352
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que atua ou exerce ação sobre algo

Key facts for atuador
PropertyValue
Headwordatuador
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#92,548
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “atuador” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). atuador lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

atuador is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #92,548 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for atuador, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is atuador, spelled A-T-U-A-D-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    que atua ou exerce ação sobre algo
  2. 2
    relativo a dispositivo que converte energia em movimento

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 "atuador"?
"atuador" is spelled A-T-U-A-D-O-R.
What does "atuador" mean?
As an adjective, "atuador" means: que atua ou exerce ação sobre algo
What language does "atuador" come from?
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Using “atuador”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-T-U-A-D-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list