# patroa

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /pɐ.ˈtɾo.ɐ/ · frequency rank #17,599

## Definitions
1. feminino de patrão
2. esposa

## Easily confused with
- **proa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/patroa-vs-proa)
- **potro** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/patroa-vs-potro)
- **Petro** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/patroa-vs-petro)
- **patrol** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/patroa-vs-patrol)
- **patrono** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/patroa-vs-patrono)
- **patronal** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/patroa-vs-patronal)
- **para** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/para-vs-patroa)
- **pato** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pato-vs-patroa)
- **paro** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/paro-vs-patroa)
- **pata** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pata-vs-patroa)
- **pátio** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/patio-vs-patroa)
- **parra** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/parra-vs-patroa)
- **pátria** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/patria-vs-patroa)
- **pateta** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pateta-vs-patroa)
- **patriota** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/patriota-vs-patroa)

## Common misspellings (8)
`aptroa`, `partoa`, `patora`, `patrao`, `patrroa`, `pattroa`, `ppatroa`, `ptaroa`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/patroa