gaiteiro

/ɡaj.ˈtɐj.ɾu/

//ɡaj.ˈtɐj.ɾu// noun

The verdict

“gaiteiro” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #88,237 among 521 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,237
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - músico que toca gaita

Corpus desk

Index PT-gaiteiro · gaiteiro · Portuguese

gaiteiro · rank #88,237 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,237
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH geminação

Nearest frequency peer: geminação (+8 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 “gaiteiro”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gaiteiro
PropertyValue
Headwordgaiteiro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡaj.ˈtɐj.ɾu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#88,237
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “gaiteiro” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.gaiteirocai 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: “geminação” (#88,245), “frizz” (#88,226), “etário” (#88,198). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “gaiteiro” fica em #88,237. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gaiteiro is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #88,237 among 521 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɡaj.ˈtɐj.ɾu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "músico que toca gaita".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gaiteiro, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is gaiteiro, spelled G-A-I-T-E-I-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    músico que toca gaita

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 "gaiteiro"?
"gaiteiro" is spelled G-A-I-T-E-I-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡaj.ˈtɐj.ɾu/.
What does "gaiteiro" mean?
As a noun, "gaiteiro" means: músico que toca gaita
How do you pronounce "gaiteiro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gaiteiro" is /ɡaj.ˈtɐj.ɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gaiteiro" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gaiteiro", 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