neutro

//ˈnew.tɾu// adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,933

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

neutro is anPortugueseadj. It means: que não toma partido Pronounced /ˈnew.tɾu/. Often confused with noutra and noutros.

Key facts for neutro
PropertyValue
Headwordneutro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/ˈnew.tɾu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,933
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of neutro in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for neutro is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈnew.tɾu/. Corpus data places it at rank #10,933 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for neutro, with forms such as "enutro", "neturo", and "neurto". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "noutra", "noutros", "neto", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is neutro, spelled N-E-U-T-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    que não toma partido
  2. 2
    não carregado eletricamente
  3. 3
    imparcial
  4. 4
    diz-se de um dos gêneros de palavras em certas línguas (alemão, por exemplo)

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enutro,neturo,neurto,neutor,neutrro,neuttro,nneutro,nuetro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for neutro

Misspelling Variants of "neutro"

enutro6neturo6neurto6neutor6neutrro7neuttro7nneutro7nuetro6
Misspelling Variants of "neutro"

Frequency rank: #10,933 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "neutro"?
"neutro" is spelled N-E-U-T-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈnew.tɾu/.
What does "neutro" mean?
As an adj, "neutro" means: que não toma partido
What words are commonly confused with "neutro"?
"neutro" is commonly confused with "noutra", "noutros", "neto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "neutro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "neutro" is /ˈnew.tɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "neutro" come from?
"neutro" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter N in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.