# potro

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /ˈpo.tɾu/ · frequency rank #33,548

## Definitions
1. denominação dada ao cavalo do nascimento até a troca dos dentes de leite por volta do quarto ano de idade; animal novo
2. antigo instrumento de tortura

## Easily confused with
- **pro** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/potro-vs-pro)
- **povo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/potro-vs-povo)
- **puro** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/potro-vs-puro)
- **puto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/potro-vs-puto)
- **pouco** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/potro-vs-pouco)
- **pouso** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/potro-vs-pouso)
- **proto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/potro-vs-proto)
- **por** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/por-vs-potro)
- **poço** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/poco-vs-potro)
- **pato** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pato-vs-potro)
- **polo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/polo-vs-potro)
- **pote** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pote-vs-potro)
- **paro** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/paro-vs-potro)
- **pero** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pero-vs-potro)
- **porn** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/porn-vs-potro)
- **porã** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pora-vs-potro)
- **pito** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pito-vs-potro)
- **pomo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pomo-vs-potro)
- **ponto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ponto-vs-potro)
- **porto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/porto-vs-potro)

## Common misspellings (6)
`optro`, `potor`, `potrro`, `pottro`, `ppotro`, `ptoro`

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