marto

/ˈmar.tɔ/,

//ˈmar.tɔ/,/ noun

The verdict

“marto” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #78,927 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,927
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - março

Corpus desk

Index PT-marto · marto · Portuguese

marto · rank #78,927 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,927
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH marsupial

Nearest frequency peer: marsupial (-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 “marto”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for marto
PropertyValue
Headwordmarto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmar.tɔ/,
Letters5
Frequency rank#78,927
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “marto” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).martocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “marsupial” (#78,925), “maravilhar” (#78,918), “lithium” (#78,900). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “marto” fica em #78,927. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

marto is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #78,927 among 1,087 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmar.tɔ/,. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "março".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for marto, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is marto, spelled M-A-R-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    março

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 "marto"?
"marto" is spelled M-A-R-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmar.tɔ/,.
What does "marto" mean?
As a noun, "marto" means: março
How do you pronounce "marto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marto" is /ˈmar.tɔ/,. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marto" come from?
"marto" 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 "marto", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list