emproado

/ẽ.ˈprwa.du/

//ẽ.ˈprwa.du// adj

The verdict

“emproado” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diz-se do navio que tem a proa dirigida a um determinado ponto

Corpus desk

Index PT-emproado · emproado · Portuguese

emproado · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" 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 emproado
PropertyValue
Headwordemproado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ẽ.ˈprwa.du/
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “emproado” em português

emproadonão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

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

Rare enough to double-check

emproado is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ẽ.ˈprwa.du/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

emproado has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is emproado, spelled E-M-P-R-O-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    diz-se do navio que tem a proa dirigida a um determinado ponto
  2. 2
    vaidoso, pretensioso, que tem atitude soberba, que mostra altivez
  3. 3
    insolente

Synonyms

aproado

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 "emproado"?
"emproado" is spelled E-M-P-R-O-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ẽ.ˈprwa.du/.
What does "emproado" mean?
As an adjective, "emproado" means: diz-se do navio que tem a proa dirigida a um determinado ponto
How do you pronounce "emproado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "emproado" is /ẽ.ˈprwa.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list