matreiro
/mɐ.ˈtɾɐj.ɾu/
The verdict
“matreiro” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - manhoso
Corpus desk
Index PT-matreiro · matreiro · Portuguese
matreiro · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | matreiro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /mɐ.ˈtɾɐj.ɾu/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “matreiro” em português
Rare enough to double-check
matreiro is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /mɐ.ˈtɾɐj.ɾu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for matreiro, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is matreiro, spelled M-A-T-R-E-I-R-O.
Definition
- 1manhoso
- 2muito experiente
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