barato

/bɐ.ˈɾa.tu/

//bɐ.ˈɾa.tu// adj

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The verdict

“barato” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,820. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,820
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - de baixo preço

Corpus desk

Index PT-barato · barato · Portuguese

barato · rank #3,820 · 8 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,820
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH atleta

Nearest frequency peer: atleta (-1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “barato”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “barato” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

barato vs Bart
50% similar
barato vs braço
67% similar
barato vs barco
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for barato
PropertyValue
Headwordbarato
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/bɐ.ˈɾa.tu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,820
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “barato”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).baratocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “atleta” (#3,819), “bombas” (#3,821), “atendimento” (#3,818). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “barato” fica em #3,820. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around barato (IPA /bɐ.ˈɾa.tu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,820 among 840 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "de baixo preço".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for barato, with forms such as "abrato", "baarto", and "baraot". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "Bart", "braço", "barco", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is barato, spelled B-A-R-A-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    de baixo preço

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Atualmente, o carro mais barato à venda no Brasil é o Uno Mille.

Antonyms

caro

This word in other languages

cheap(English)barato(Español)bon marché(Français)billig(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abrato
  • baarto
  • baraot
  • baratto
  • barrato
  • bartao
  • bbarato
  • braato

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of barato - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abrato2baarto2baraot2baratto1barrato1bartao2bbarato1braato2
Edit distance from "barato"

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 "barato"?
"barato" is spelled B-A-R-A-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /bɐ.ˈɾa.tu/.
What does "barato" mean?
As an adjective, "barato" means: de baixo preço
What words are commonly confused with "barato"?
"barato" is commonly confused with "Bart", "braço", "barco". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "barato"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barato" is /bɐ.ˈɾa.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "barato" come from?
"barato" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

atleta#3,819bombas#3,821emoção#3,828templo#3,808

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

prémio8 variantspacote8 variantsmanual8 variantspânico8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list