édito

/ˈɛ.di.tu/

//ˈɛ.di.tu// noun

The verdict

“édito” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #86,985 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#86,985
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ordem de autoridade superior ou judicial que se divulga através de anúncios ditos editais, afixados em locais públicos ou publicados nos meios de comunicação de massa; edital

Key facts for édito
PropertyValue
Headwordédito
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɛ.di.tu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#86,985
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “édito” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). édito lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for édito is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɛ.di.tu/. Corpus data places it at rank #86,985 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ordem de autoridade superior ou judicial que se divulga através de anúncios ditos editais, afixados em locais públicos ou publicados nos meios de comunicação de massa; edital".

Zero misspellings are on record for édito in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is édito, spelled É-D-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ordem de autoridade superior ou judicial que se divulga através de anúncios ditos editais, afixados em locais públicos ou publicados nos meios de comunicação de massa; edital

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 "édito"?
"édito" is spelled É-D-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɛ.di.tu/.
What does "édito" mean?
As a noun, "édito" means: ordem de autoridade superior ou judicial que se divulga através de anúncios ditos editais, afixados em locais públicos ou publicados nos meios de comunicação de massa; edital
How do you pronounce "édito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "édito" is /ˈɛ.di.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "édito" come from?
"édito" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “édito”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is É-D-I-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈɛ.di.tu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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