coetâneo
/kwe.ˈtɐ.nju/
The verdict
“coetâneo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - da mesma idade
Corpus desk
Index PT-coetaneo · coetâneo · Portuguese
coetâneo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coetâneo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /kwe.ˈtɐ.nju/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “coetâneo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
coetâneo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /kwe.ˈtɐ.nju/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for coetâneo, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is coetâneo, spelled C-O-E-T-Â-N-E-O.
Definition
- 1da mesma idade
- 2contemporâneo
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how coetâneo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
...relato daquele formoso acordar de almuadem na madrugada de Lisboa, com tal abundância de pormenores realistas que chega a parecer obra de testemunha aqui presente, ou, pelo menos, hábil aproveitamento de qualquer documento coetâneo, não forçosamente relativo a Lisboa, pois, para o efeito, não se precisaria mais que uma cidade, um rio e uma clara manhã,…
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.