Butter

[ˈbʊtɐ]

/[ˈbʊtɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Butter” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,606 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,606
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - manteiga.

Corpus desk

Index PT-butter · Butter · Portuguese

Butter · rank #52,606 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,606
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH cambojano

Nearest frequency peer: cambojano (+2 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 “Butter”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Butter
PropertyValue
HeadwordButter
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʊtɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,606
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “Butter” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).Buttercai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “cambojano” (#52,608), “camundongo” (#52,609), “bruma” (#52,599). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “Butter” fica em #52,606. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Butter is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,606 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʊtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "manteiga.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Butter, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is Butter, spelled B-U-T-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    manteiga.

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 "Butter"?
"Butter" is spelled B-U-T-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʊtɐ].
What does "Butter" mean?
As a noun, "Butter" means: manteiga.
How do you pronounce "Butter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Butter" is [ˈbʊtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Butter" come from?
"Butter" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list