édito

/ˈɛ.di.tu/

//ˈɛ.di.tu// noun

The verdict

“édito” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #86,985 among 14 “É” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,985
frequency rank, Portuguese
14
“É” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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

Corpus desk

Index PT-edito · édito · Portuguese

édito · rank #86,985 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,985
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 14
  • PHOTO-FINISH adder

Nearest frequency peer: adder (+20 rank slots)

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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “édito”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “édito” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
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)

Cauda longa: rank de “édito” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.éditocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “adder” (#87,005), “afirmativamente” (#87,010), “aguilhão” (#87,013). Entre 14 lemas com “É”, “édito” fica em #86,985. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

édito is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #86,985 among 14 “É” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɛ.di.tu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. édito eclesiástico
  2. édito da câmara municipal

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.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "édito", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list