curta-metragem

noun

The verdict

“curta-metragem” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - filme de curta duração

Corpus desk

Index PT-curta-metragem · curta-metragem · Portuguese

curta-metragem · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 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.

Key facts for curta-metragem
PropertyValue
Headwordcurta-metragem
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “curta-metragem” em português

curta-metragemestá 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

curta-metragem is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "filme de curta duração".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for curta-metragem, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is curta-metragem, spelled C-U-R-T-A---M-E-T-R-A-G-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    filme de curta duração

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how curta-metragem appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Festival Fino Filmes traz 13 curtas-metragens e debates com personalidades.

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 "curta-metragem"?
"curta-metragem" is spelled C-U-R-T-A---M-E-T-R-A-G-E-M.
What does "curta-metragem" mean?
As a noun, "curta-metragem" means: filme de curta duração
What language does "curta-metragem" come from?
"curta-metragem" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list