potro
/ˈpo.tɾu/
The verdict
“potro” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #33,548 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #33,548
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - denominação dada ao cavalo do nascimento até a troca dos dentes de leite por volta do quarto ano de idade; animal novo
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | potro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpo.tɾu/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #33,548 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “potro” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for potro is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈpo.tɾu/. Corpus data places it at rank #33,548 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for potro, with forms such as "optro", "potor", and "potrro". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pro", "povo", "puro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is potro, spelled P-O-T-R-O.
Definition
- 1denominação dada ao cavalo do nascimento até a troca dos dentes de leite por volta do quarto ano de idade; animal novo
- 2antigo instrumento de tortura
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: optro,potor,potrro,pottro,ppotro,ptoro
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of potro - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “potro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-O-T-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈpo.tɾu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pro” - see the side-by-side comparison. potro vs pro
- 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.