autóctone

/aw.ˈtok.tu.nɨ/

//aw.ˈtok.tu.nɨ// adj

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The verdict

“autóctone” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #64,633 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,633
frequency rank, Portuguese
4,352
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aborígene, indígena, silvícola, nativo

Key facts for autóctone
PropertyValue
Headwordautóctone
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/aw.ˈtok.tu.nɨ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#64,633
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “autóctone” 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). autóctone 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

autóctone is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #64,633 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /aw.ˈtok.tu.nɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aborígene, indígena, silvícola, nativo".

autóctone has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is autóctone, spelled A-U-T-Ó-C-T-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    aborígene, indígena, silvícola, nativo

Antonyms

alóctone

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 "autóctone"?
"autóctone" is spelled A-U-T-Ó-C-T-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is /aw.ˈtok.tu.nɨ/.
What does "autóctone" mean?
As an adjective, "autóctone" means: aborígene, indígena, silvícola, nativo
How do you pronounce "autóctone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "autóctone" is /aw.ˈtok.tu.nɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "autóctone" come from?
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Using “autóctone”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-U-T-Ó-C-T-O-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /aw.ˈtok.tu.nɨ/ (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

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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