ermitério

/eʁ.miˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [eɦ.miˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], AFI: /eʁ.miˈtɛ.ɾju/ [eɦ.miˈtɛ.ɾju] (coloquial)

//eʁ.miˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [eɦ.miˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], AFI: /eʁ.miˈtɛ.ɾju/ [eɦ.miˈtɛ.ɾju] (coloquial)/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - local isolado da civilização onde vive um ermitão; construção que abriga eremitas

Corpus desk

Index PT-ermiterio · ermitério · Portuguese

ermitério · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 ermitério
PropertyValue
Headwordermitério
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/eʁ.miˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [eɦ.miˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], AFI: /eʁ.miˈtɛ.ɾju/ [eɦ.miˈtɛ.ɾju] (coloquial)
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “ermitério” em português

ermitérionão 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

ermitério is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /eʁ.miˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [eɦ.miˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], AFI: /eʁ.miˈtɛ.ɾju/ [eɦ.miˈtɛ.ɾju] (coloquial). Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for ermitério in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 ermitério, spelled E-R-M-I-T-É-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    local isolado da civilização onde vive um ermitão; construção que abriga eremitas
  2. 2
    lugar situado distante de qualquer centro urbano; local isolado, com sossego e próximo à natureza

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Arnaldo não se demorou na gruta, senão o tempo necessário para instalar o novo habitante desse ermitério.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "ermitério"?
"ermitério" is spelled E-R-M-I-T-É-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /eʁ.miˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [eɦ.miˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], AFI: /eʁ.miˈtɛ.ɾju/ [eɦ.miˈtɛ.ɾju] (coloquial).
What does "ermitério" mean?
As a noun, "ermitério" means: local isolado da civilização onde vive um ermitão; construção que abriga eremitas
How do you pronounce "ermitério"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ermitério" is /eʁ.miˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [eɦ.miˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], AFI: /eʁ.miˈtɛ.ɾju/ [eɦ.miˈtɛ.ɾju] (coloquial). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ermitério" come from?
"ermitério" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list