cárter

/ˈkaɹ.teɹ/

//ˈkaɹ.teɹ// noun

The verdict

“cárter” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #70,174 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,174
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - peça de um automóvel localizada na parte inferior do motor, protegendo-o e retendo o óleo que o lubrifica

Corpus desk

Index PT-carter · cárter · Portuguese

cárter · rank #70,174 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,174
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cuspo

Nearest frequency peer: cuspo (-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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “cárter”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cárter
PropertyValue
Headwordcárter
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkaɹ.teɹ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#70,174
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “cárter” em português

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “cuspo” (#70,173), “cónego” (#70,176), “corriqueiro” (#70,162). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cárter” fica em #70,174. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cárter is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #70,174 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkaɹ.teɹ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "peça de um automóvel localizada na parte inferior do motor, protegendo-o e retendo o óleo que o lubrifica".

No generated misspelling entries exist for cárter in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is cárter, spelled C-Á-R-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    peça de um automóvel localizada na parte inferior do motor, protegendo-o e retendo o óleo que o lubrifica

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 "cárter"?
"cárter" is spelled C-Á-R-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkaɹ.teɹ/.
What does "cárter" mean?
As a noun, "cárter" means: peça de um automóvel localizada na parte inferior do motor, protegendo-o e retendo o óleo que o lubrifica
How do you pronounce "cárter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cárter" is /ˈkaɹ.teɹ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cárter" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cárter", 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