entanto

//ẽ.ˈtɐ̃.tu// adv

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#449

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

entanto is anPortugueseadv. It means: nesse tempo Pronounced /ẽ.ˈtɐ̃.tu/. It ranks #449 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with então and espanto.

Key facts for entanto
PropertyValue
Headwordentanto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdv
IPA/ẽ.ˈtɐ̃.tu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#449
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of entanto in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for entanto is 7 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ẽ.ˈtɐ̃.tu/. Corpus data places it at rank #449 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for entanto, with forms such as "enatnto", "enntanto", and "entannto". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "então", "espanto", "extinto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is entanto, spelled E-N-T-A-N-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    nesse tempo
  2. 2
    o mesmo que entretanto

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enatnto,enntanto,entannto,entanot,entantto,entatno,entnato,enttanto,etnanto,netanto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for entanto

Misspelling Variants of "entanto"

enatnto7enntanto8entannto8entanot7entantto8entatno7entnato7enttanto8
Misspelling Variants of "entanto"

Frequency rank: #449 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "entanto"?
"entanto" is spelled E-N-T-A-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ẽ.ˈtɐ̃.tu/.
What does "entanto" mean?
As an adv, "entanto" means: nesse tempo
What words are commonly confused with "entanto"?
"entanto" is commonly confused with "então", "espanto", "extinto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entanto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entanto" is /ẽ.ˈtɐ̃.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entanto" come from?
"entanto" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter E in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.