por meio de

phrase

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The verdict

“por meio de” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tendo como forma de comunicação determinada

Key facts for por meio de
PropertyValue
Headwordpor meio de
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “por meio de” sits in Portuguese frequency

por meio de falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

por meio de is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

por meio de has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is por meio de, spelled P-O-R- -M-E-I-O- -D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    tendo como forma de comunicação determinada
  2. 2
    tendo como forma de exibição determinada
  3. 3
    tendo como forma de manifestação determinada
  4. 4
    tendo como agente de forma de ação com efeito
  5. 5
    tendo como forma de transporte determinada
  6. 6
    tendo como forma de realização determinada
  7. 7
    tendo como forma de atravessamento
  8. 8
    tendo como forma de obtenção determinada
  9. 9
    tendo como forma de apartamento determinado

Synonyms

através depor intermédio devia

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "por meio de"?
"por meio de" is spelled P-O-R- -M-E-I-O- -D-E.
What does "por meio de" mean?
As a phrase, "por meio de" means: tendo como forma de comunicação determinada
What language does "por meio de" come from?
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Using “por meio de”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-O-R- -M-E-I-O- -D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list