avaro
/ɐ.ˈva.ɾu/
The verdict
“avaro” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que tem avareza, que é sórdido e excessivamente apegado aos bens materiais; avarento; somítico; mesquinho
Corpus desk
Index PT-avaro · avaro · Portuguese
avaro · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | avaro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɐ.ˈva.ɾu/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “avaro” em português
Rare enough to double-check
avaro is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɐ.ˈva.ɾu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for avaro, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is avaro, spelled A-V-A-R-O.
Definition
- 1que tem avareza, que é sórdido e excessivamente apegado aos bens materiais; avarento; somítico; mesquinho
- 2que não partilha ideias, não troca opiniões e/ou sentimentos:
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how avaro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
O poeta, avaro dos seus poemas, nunca os editou.
This word in other languages
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