prometer

//pɾu.mɨ.ˈteɾ// verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,369

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

prometer is aPortugueseverb. It means: obrigar-se a fazer alguma coisa Pronounced /pɾu.mɨ.ˈteɾ/. Often confused with proteger and promover.

Key facts for prometer
PropertyValue
Headwordprometer
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/pɾu.mɨ.ˈteɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,369
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for prometer is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɾu.mɨ.ˈteɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #13,369 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for prometer, with forms such as "pormeter", "pprometer", and "prmoeter". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "proteger", "promover", "protetor", and more, 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 prometer, spelled P-R-O-M-E-T-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    obrigar-se a fazer alguma coisa
  2. 2
    asseverar
  3. 3
    anunciar
  4. 4
    fazer uma promessa
  5. 5
    mostrar esperança de conseguir algo

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: pormeter,pprometer,prmoeter,proemter,promeetr,prometerr,prometre,prometter,prommeter,promteer,prrometer,rpometer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for prometer

Misspelling Variants of "prometer"

pormeter8pprometer9prmoeter8proemter8promeetr8prometerr9prometre8prometter9
Misspelling Variants of "prometer"

Frequency rank: #13,369 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prometer"?
"prometer" is spelled P-R-O-M-E-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾu.mɨ.ˈteɾ/.
What does "prometer" mean?
As a verb, "prometer" means: obrigar-se a fazer alguma coisa
What words are commonly confused with "prometer"?
"prometer" is commonly confused with "proteger", "promover", "protetor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prometer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prometer" is /pɾu.mɨ.ˈteɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prometer" come from?
"prometer" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter P 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.