métrico

/ˈmɛ.tɾi.ku/

//ˈmɛ.tɾi.ku// adj

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The verdict

“métrico” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #64,352 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,352
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo ao metro ou à metrificação

Corpus desk

Index PT-metrico · métrico · Portuguese

métrico · rank #64,352 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,352
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH navegabilidade

Nearest frequency peer: navegabilidade (+3 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 “métrico”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for métrico
PropertyValue
Headwordmétrico
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈmɛ.tɾi.ku/
Letters7
Frequency rank#64,352
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “métrico” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.métricocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “navegabilidade” (#64,355), “obrador” (#64,373), “ociosidade” (#64,374). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “métrico” fica em #64,352. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

métrico is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #64,352 among 1,087 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈmɛ.tɾi.ku/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "relativo ao metro ou à metrificação".

Zero misspellings are on record for métrico in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is métrico, spelled M-É-T-R-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo ao metro ou à metrificação

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how métrico appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «O sistema métrico decimal facilitou o comércio internacional ao padronizar as unidades de medida.»

This word in other languages

metric(English)métrico(Español)métrique(Français)metrisch(Deutsch)

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 "métrico"?
"métrico" is spelled M-É-T-R-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɛ.tɾi.ku/.
What does "métrico" mean?
As an adjective, "métrico" means: relativo ao metro ou à metrificação
How do you pronounce "métrico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "métrico" is /ˈmɛ.tɾi.ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "métrico" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "métrico", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

obrador#64,373marmelo#64,325marital#64,324macular#64,312

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list