fraterno

/fɾɐ.ˈtɛɾ.nu/

//fɾɐ.ˈtɛɾ.nu// adj

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The verdict

“fraterno” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #56,126 among 1,704 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,126
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,704
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - próprio de irmãos

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)

Where “fraterno” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). fraterno lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fraterno is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #56,126 among 1,704 “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

fraternal(English)fraterno(Español)

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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Using “fraterno”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-R-A-T-E-R-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /fɾɐ.ˈtɛɾ.nu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list