fraterno

/fɾɐ.ˈtɛɾ.nu/

//fɾɐ.ˈtɛɾ.nu// adj

The verdict

“fraterno” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #56,126 among 853 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,126
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - próprio de irmãos

Corpus desk

Index PT-fraterno · fraterno · Portuguese

fraterno · rank #56,126 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,126
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH Frédéric

Nearest frequency peer: Frédéric (+2 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 “fraterno”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fraterno
PropertyValue
Headwordfraterno
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/fɾɐ.ˈtɛɾ.nu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,126
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “fraterno” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).fraternocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “Frédéric” (#56,128), “fuego” (#56,131), “federativo” (#56,115). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fraterno” fica em #56,126. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fraterno is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #56,126 among 853 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /fɾɐ.ˈtɛɾ.nu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "próprio de irmãos".

fraterno has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is fraterno, spelled F-R-A-T-E-R-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    próprio de irmãos

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); 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 "fraterno"?
"fraterno" is spelled F-R-A-T-E-R-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /fɾɐ.ˈtɛɾ.nu/.
What does "fraterno" mean?
As an adjective, "fraterno" means: próprio de irmãos
How do you pronounce "fraterno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fraterno" is /fɾɐ.ˈtɛɾ.nu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fraterno" come from?
"fraterno" 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 "fraterno", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list