mosqueteiro

/muʃ.kɨ.ˈtɐj.ɾu/

//muʃ.kɨ.ˈtɐj.ɾu// adj

The verdict

“mosqueteiro” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #69,004 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,004
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-mosqueteiro · mosqueteiro · Portuguese

mosqueteiro · rank #69,004 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,004
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH nein

Nearest frequency peer: nein (+14 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 “mosqueteiro”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mosqueteiro
PropertyValue
Headwordmosqueteiro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/muʃ.kɨ.ˈtɐj.ɾu/
Letters11
Frequency rank#69,004
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “mosqueteiro” em português

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “nein” (#69,018), “mansidão” (#68,981), “obstinadamente” (#69,029). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “mosqueteiro” fica em #69,004. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mosqueteiro is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #69,004 among 1,087 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /muʃ.kɨ.ˈtɐj.ɾu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "corintiano".

Zero misspellings are on record for mosqueteiro in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is mosqueteiro, spelled M-O-S-Q-U-E-T-E-I-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    corintiano

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Maracanã: templo dos deuses brasileiros
  2. Foi três vezes campeão paulista pelo Corinthians e outras cinco pelo Santos; pelo time mosqueteiro ainda ganharia dois Rio-São Paulo.

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 "mosqueteiro"?
"mosqueteiro" is spelled M-O-S-Q-U-E-T-E-I-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /muʃ.kɨ.ˈtɐj.ɾu/.
What does "mosqueteiro" mean?
As an adjective, "mosqueteiro" means: corintiano
How do you pronounce "mosqueteiro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mosqueteiro" is /muʃ.kɨ.ˈtɐj.ɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list