douto
/ˈdow.tu/
The verdict
“douto” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diz-se de indivíduo que é muito instruído; erudito
Corpus desk
Index PT-douto · douto · Portuguese
douto · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | douto |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈdow.tu/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “douto” em português
Rare enough to double-check
douto is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈdow.tu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for douto, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is douto, spelled D-O-U-T-O.
Definition
- 1diz-se de indivíduo que é muito instruído; erudito
- 2que revela extenso conhecimento
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how douto appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«Mais temíveis porém são os primeiros, ó cidadãos, os quais tomando a maior parte de vós, desde crianças, vos persuadiam e me acusavam falsamente, dizendo-vos que há um tal Sócrates, homem douto, especulador das cosias celestes e investigador das subterrâneas e que torna mais forte a razão mais fraca.»
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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.