entire

/ɪnˈtaɪə/; /ənˈtaɪə/

//ɪnˈtaɪə/; /ənˈtaɪə// adj

The verdict

“entire” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #75,521 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,521
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - inteiro

Corpus desk

Index PT-entire · entire · Portuguese

entire · rank #75,521 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,521
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH Embratur

Nearest frequency peer: Embratur (-12 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 “entire”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for entire
PropertyValue
Headwordentire
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɪnˈtaɪə/; /ənˈtaɪə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#75,521
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “entire” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).entirecai 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: “Embratur” (#75,509), “espúrio” (#75,533), “eine” (#75,506). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “entire” fica em #75,521. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entire is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #75,521 among 1,279 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɪnˈtaɪə/; /ənˈtaɪə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "inteiro".

No misspelling variants are generated for entire in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 entire, spelled E-N-T-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    inteiro

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 "entire"?
"entire" is spelled E-N-T-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˈtaɪə/; /ənˈtaɪə/.
What does "entire" mean?
As an adjective, "entire" means: inteiro
How do you pronounce "entire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entire" is /ɪnˈtaɪə/; /ənˈtaɪə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list