atuador

adj

The verdict

“atuador” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #92,548 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,548
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que atua ou exerce ação sobre algo

Corpus desk

Index PT-atuador · atuador · Portuguese

atuador · rank #92,548 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,548
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH augúrio

Nearest frequency peer: augúrio (+2 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 “atuador”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for atuador
PropertyValue
Headwordatuador
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#92,548
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “atuador” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.atuadorcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “augúrio” (#92,550), “assentimento” (#92,540), “aquiescência” (#92,528). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “atuador” fica em #92,548. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

atuador is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #92,548 among 1,900 “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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. O braço atuador do robô estava desregulado
  2. O sistema possui um componente atuador elétrico

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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list