//ˈχã// noun

Letters

2 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,019

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

is aPortuguesenoun. It means: anfíbio da ordem dos anuros que possui pele lisa; geralmente, da família dos ranídeos Pronounced /ˈχã/. Often confused with ri and ré.

Key facts for rã
PropertyValue
Headword
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈχã/
Letters2
Frequency rank#28,019
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for is 2 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈχã/. Corpus data places it at rank #28,019 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "anfíbio da ordem dos anuros que possui pele lisa; geralmente, da família dos ranídeos".

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable Portuguese patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ri", "ré", "rio", 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 , spelled R-Ã, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    anfíbio da ordem dos anuros que possui pele lisa; geralmente, da família dos ranídeos

This word in other languages

Frequency rank: #28,019 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rã"?
"rã" is spelled R-Ã. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈχã/.
What does "rã" mean?
As a noun, "rã" means: anfíbio da ordem dos anuros que possui pele lisa; geralmente, da família dos ranídeos
What words are commonly confused with "rã"?
"rã" is commonly confused with "ri", "ré", "rio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rã"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rã" is /ˈχã/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rã" come from?
"rã" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.