meeiro
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 September 3, 2026) - aquele que tem direito a metade do bem
Corpus desk
Index PT-meeiro · meeiro · Portuguese
meeiro · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | meeiro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “meeiro” em português
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
- 1aquele que tem direito a metade do bem
- 2agricultor que planta em terra alheia e divide os resultados com o dono
- 3pescador que fica no meio da canoa cuidando dos panos da rede
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how meeiro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
§ 8º O produtor, o parceiro, o meeiro e o arrendatário rurais, o garimpeiro e o pescador artesanal, bem como os respectivos cônjuges, que exerçam suas atividades em regime de economia familiar, sem empregados permanentes, contribuirão para a seguridade social mediante a aplicação de uma alíquota sobre o resultado da comercialização da produção e farão jus…
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