carteira de motorista

/kɐx.ˈte.ɾɐ dʒi mo.toˈɾiʃ.tɐ/

//kɐx.ˈte.ɾɐ dʒi mo.toˈɾiʃ.tɐ// phrase

The verdict

“carteira de motorista” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - documento oficial que atesta a aptidão de um cidadão para conduzir veículos automotores terrestres

Corpus desk

Index PT-carteira-de-motorista · carteira de motorista · Portuguese

carteira de motorista · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 21 letters
  • VOW-9 9 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" 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.

Key facts for carteira de motorista
PropertyValue
Headwordcarteira de motorista
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
IPA/kɐx.ˈte.ɾɐ dʒi mo.toˈɾiʃ.tɐ/
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “carteira de motorista” em português

carteira de motoristaestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

carteira de motorista is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed /kɐx.ˈte.ɾɐ dʒi mo.toˈɾiʃ.tɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "documento oficial que atesta a aptidão de um cidadão para conduzir veículos automotores terrestres".

carteira de motorista has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is carteira de motorista, spelled C-A-R-T-E-I-R-A- -D-E- -M-O-T-O-R-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    documento oficial que atesta a aptidão de um cidadão para conduzir veículos automotores terrestres

Synonyms

carta de conduçãocarta de habilitaçãocarteira de habilitaçãocarta de motoristaCarteira Nacional de HabilitaçãoCNHhabilitação

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "carteira de motorista"?
"carteira de motorista" is spelled C-A-R-T-E-I-R-A- -D-E- -M-O-T-O-R-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐx.ˈte.ɾɐ dʒi mo.toˈɾiʃ.tɐ/.
What does "carteira de motorista" mean?
As a phrase, "carteira de motorista" means: documento oficial que atesta a aptidão de um cidadão para conduzir veículos automotores terrestres
How do you pronounce "carteira de motorista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carteira de motorista" is /kɐx.ˈte.ɾɐ dʒi mo.toˈɾiʃ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carteira de motorista" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list