gueto

//ˈɡe.tu// noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,345

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

gueto is aPortuguesenoun. It means: bairro onde, em algumas cidades europeias, os judeus eram obrigados a morar Pronounced /ˈɡe.tu/. Often confused with guto and Guido.

Key facts for gueto
PropertyValue
Headwordgueto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɡe.tu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,345
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of gueto in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for gueto is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɡe.tu/. Corpus data places it at rank #22,345 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.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for gueto, with forms such as "geuto", "ggueto", and "gueot". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "guto", "Guido", "get", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is gueto, spelled G-U-E-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    bairro onde, em algumas cidades europeias, os judeus eram obrigados a morar
  2. 2
    bairro ou região de uma cidade onde vivem os membros de uma etnia ou qualquer outro grupo minoritário, frequentemente devido a injunções, pressões ou circunstâncias econômicas ou sociais
  3. 3
    todo reduto minoritário ou resultante de tratamento discriminatório

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: geuto,ggueto,gueot,guetto,guteo,ugeto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for gueto

Misspelling Variants of "gueto"

geuto5ggueto6gueot5guetto6guteo5ugeto5
Misspelling Variants of "gueto"

Frequency rank: #22,345 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gueto"?
"gueto" is spelled G-U-E-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡe.tu/.
What does "gueto" mean?
As a noun, "gueto" means: bairro onde, em algumas cidades europeias, os judeus eram obrigados a morar
What words are commonly confused with "gueto"?
"gueto" is commonly confused with "guto", "Guido", "get". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gueto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gueto" is /ˈɡe.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gueto" come from?
"gueto" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter G in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.