curta-metragem

noun

The verdict

“curta-metragem” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - filme de curta duração

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

Where “curta-metragem” sits in Portuguese frequency

curta-metragem falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for curta-metragem is 14 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

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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Using “curta-metragem”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-U-R-T-A---M-E-T-R-A-G-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list