gaiato

/gaj.ˈa.tu/

//gaj.ˈa.tu// adj

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The verdict

“gaiato” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #71,020 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#71,020
frequency rank, Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - travesso

Key facts for gaiato
PropertyValue
Headwordgaiato
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/gaj.ˈa.tu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#71,020
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gaiato” 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). gaiato lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for gaiato is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /gaj.ˈa.tu/. Corpus data places it at rank #71,020 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for gaiato in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is gaiato, spelled G-A-I-A-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    travesso
  2. 2
    malicioso
  3. 3
    brincalhão

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 "gaiato"?
"gaiato" is spelled G-A-I-A-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /gaj.ˈa.tu/.
What does "gaiato" mean?
As an adjective, "gaiato" means: travesso
How do you pronounce "gaiato"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gaiato" is /gaj.ˈa.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gaiato" come from?
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Using “gaiato”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-A-I-A-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /gaj.ˈa.tu/ (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
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