carteiro

/kɐɾ.ˈtɐj.ɾu/

//kɐɾ.ˈtɐj.ɾu// noun

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The verdict

“carteiro” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #27,777. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,777
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - funcionário do correio que distribui cartas

Corpus desk

Index PT-carteiro · carteiro · Portuguese

carteiro · rank #27,777 · 11 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,777
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH carroceria

Nearest frequency peer: carroceria (-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 “carteiro”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “carteiro” 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).

carteiro vs caseiro
75% similar
carteiro vs cordeiro
75% similar
carteiro vs certeiro
88% similar

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

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)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “carteiro”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “carroceria” (#27,776), “carpenter” (#27,775), “clair” (#27,787). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “carteiro” fica em #27,777. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around carteiro (IPA /kɐɾ.ˈtɐj.ɾu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,777 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for carteiro, with forms such as "acrteiro", "caretiro", and "carrteiro". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "caseiro", "cordeiro", "certeiro", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is carteiro, spelled C-A-R-T-E-I-R-O.

Definition

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

This word in other languages

mailman(English)facteur(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acrteiro
  • caretiro
  • carrteiro
  • carteior
  • carteirro
  • carterio
  • cartiero
  • cartteiro
  • catreiro
  • ccarteiro
  • crateiro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of carteiro - 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.

acrteiro2caretiro2carrteiro1carteior2carteirro1carterio2cartiero2cartteiro1
Edit distance from "carteiro"

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 "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. 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 "carteiro", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

baronesa#27,748credível#27,813desapego#27,830empurrão#27,846

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

contest11 variantssonegação11 variantssociável11 variantsintrusão11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list