autorretrato

/aw.tɔ.Rɨ.ˈtɾa.tu/

//aw.tɔ.Rɨ.ˈtɾa.tu// noun

The verdict

“autorretrato” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #69,363 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,363
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - retrato de uma pessoa feito por si própria

Corpus desk

Index PT-autorretrato · autorretrato · Portuguese

autorretrato · rank #69,363 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,363
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH avantajado

Nearest frequency peer: avantajado (+4 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 “autorretrato”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for autorretrato
PropertyValue
Headwordautorretrato
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/aw.tɔ.Rɨ.ˈtɾa.tu/
Letters12
Frequency rank#69,363
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “autorretrato” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).autorretratocai 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: “avantajado” (#69,367), “axilar” (#69,368), “babuíno” (#69,371). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “autorretrato” fica em #69,363. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

autorretrato is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #69,363 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /aw.tɔ.Rɨ.ˈtɾa.tu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "retrato de uma pessoa feito por si própria".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for autorretrato, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is autorretrato, spelled A-U-T-O-R-R-E-T-R-A-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    retrato de uma pessoa feito por si própria

Synonyms

auto-retrato

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 "autorretrato"?
"autorretrato" is spelled A-U-T-O-R-R-E-T-R-A-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /aw.tɔ.Rɨ.ˈtɾa.tu/.
What does "autorretrato" mean?
As a noun, "autorretrato" means: retrato de uma pessoa feito por si própria
How do you pronounce "autorretrato"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "autorretrato" is /aw.tɔ.Rɨ.ˈtɾa.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "autorretrato" come from?
"autorretrato" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list