carteiro

//kɐɾ.ˈtɐj.ɾu// noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,777

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

carteiro is aPortuguesenoun. It means: funcionário do correio que distribui cartas Pronounced /kɐɾ.ˈtɐj.ɾu/. Often confused with caseiro and cordeiro.

Key facts for carteiro
PropertyValue
Headwordcarteiro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐɾ.ˈtɐj.ɾu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#27,777
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of carteiro in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for carteiro is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɐɾ.ˈtɐj.ɾu/. Corpus data places it at rank #27,777 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for carteiro, with forms such as "acrteiro", "caretiro", and "carrteiro". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "caseiro", "cordeiro", "certeiro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is carteiro, spelled C-A-R-T-E-I-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    funcionário do correio que distribui cartas
  2. 2
    condutor de malas do correio
  3. 3
    fabricante de cartas de jogar

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acrteiro,caretiro,carrteiro,carteior,carteirro,carterio,cartiero,cartteiro,catreiro,ccarteiro,crateiro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for carteiro

Misspelling Variants of "carteiro"

acrteiro8caretiro8carrteiro9carteior8carteirro9carterio8cartiero8cartteiro9
Misspelling Variants of "carteiro"

Frequency rank: #27,777 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "carteiro"?
"carteiro" is spelled C-A-R-T-E-I-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐɾ.ˈtɐj.ɾu/.
What does "carteiro" mean?
As a noun, "carteiro" means: funcionário do correio que distribui cartas
What words are commonly confused with "carteiro"?
"carteiro" is commonly confused with "caseiro", "cordeiro", "certeiro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "carteiro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carteiro" is /kɐɾ.ˈtɐj.ɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carteiro" come from?
"carteiro" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.