meeiro

noun

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The verdict

“meeiro” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aquele que tem direito a metade do bem

Key facts for meeiro
PropertyValue
Headwordmeeiro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “meeiro” sits in Portuguese frequency

meeiro falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

meeiro is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for meeiro in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is meeiro, spelled M-E-E-I-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    aquele que tem direito a metade do bem
  2. 2
    agricultor que planta em terra alheia e divide os resultados com o dono
  3. 3
    pescador que fica no meio da canoa cuidando dos panos da rede

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "meeiro"?
"meeiro" is spelled M-E-E-I-R-O.
What does "meeiro" mean?
As a noun, "meeiro" means: aquele que tem direito a metade do bem
What language does "meeiro" come from?
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Using “meeiro”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-E-E-I-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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