auch

/aʊ̯χ/

//aʊ̯χ// adv

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The verdict

“auch” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #88,833 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,833
frequency rank, Portuguese
4,352
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - também

Key facts for auch
PropertyValue
Headwordauch
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/aʊ̯χ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#88,833
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “auch” 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). auch lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

auch is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #88,833 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /aʊ̯χ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for auch in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is auch, spelled A-U-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    também
  2. 2
    mesmo

Synonyms

außerdemdes Weiterendesgleichenebenfallsebensofernerfernerhingleichermaßengleichfallsgleichsamweiterszudem

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 "auch"?
"auch" is spelled A-U-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is /aʊ̯χ/.
What does "auch" mean?
As an adverb, "auch" means: também
How do you pronounce "auch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auch" is /aʊ̯χ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auch" come from?
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Using “auch”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-U-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /aʊ̯χ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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