austero

/awʃ.ˈtɛ.ɾu/

//awʃ.ˈtɛ.ɾu// adj

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The verdict

“austero” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,569 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,569
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - severo nas maneiras ou na aparência; estrito

Corpus desk

Index PT-austero · austero · Portuguese

austero · rank #52,569 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,569
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH autre

Nearest frequency peer: autre (+3 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 “austero”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for austero
PropertyValue
Headwordaustero
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/awʃ.ˈtɛ.ɾu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#52,569
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “austero” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.austerocai 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: “autre” (#52,572), “barítono” (#52,583), “battery” (#52,584). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “austero” fica em #52,569. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

austero is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,569 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /awʃ.ˈtɛ.ɾu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for austero in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is austero, spelled A-U-S-T-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    severo nas maneiras ou na aparência; estrito
  2. 2
    rigorosamente auto-disciplinado e severo quanto à moral; ascético
  3. 3
    grave, sóbrio, solene, sério
  4. 4
    sem excessos nem luxúria; simples; severo
  5. 5
    muito simples; sem ornamentos

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Em matemática temos um professor muito austero.
  2. A vida no convento é bem austera.

This word in other languages

austere(English)austero(Español)austère(Français)

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 "austero"?
"austero" is spelled A-U-S-T-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /awʃ.ˈtɛ.ɾu/.
What does "austero" mean?
As an adjective, "austero" means: severo nas maneiras ou na aparência; estrito
How do you pronounce "austero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "austero" is /awʃ.ˈtɛ.ɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "austero" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

battery#52,584alarmar#52,538vidrado#52,502colibri#52,637

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list