rasteiro

/Rɐʃ.ˈtɐj.ɾu/

//Rɐʃ.ˈtɐj.ɾu// adj

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The verdict

“rasteiro” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #34,875. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,875
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que ocorre ou se encontra próximo ao chão, em sua parte superior

Corpus desk

Index PT-rasteiro · rasteiro · Portuguese

rasteiro · rank #34,875 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,875
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH puxo

Nearest frequency peer: puxo (-6 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “rasteiro”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “rasteiro” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rasteiro vs rastro
75% similar
rasteiro vs roteiro
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rasteiro
PropertyValue
Headwordrasteiro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/Rɐʃ.ˈtɐj.ɾu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#34,875
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “rasteiro”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.rasteirocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “puxo” (#34,869), “puni” (#34,868), “refresco” (#34,883). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “rasteiro” fica em #34,875. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around rasteiro (IPA /Rɐʃ.ˈtɐj.ɾu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #34,875 among 963 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que ocorre ou se encontra próximo ao chão, em sua parte superior".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for rasteiro, with forms such as "arsteiro", "rasetiro", and "rassteiro". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "rastro", "roteiro", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is rasteiro, spelled R-A-S-T-E-I-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que ocorre ou se encontra próximo ao chão, em sua parte superior

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arsteiro
  • rasetiro
  • rassteiro
  • rasteior
  • rasteirro
  • rasterio
  • rastiero
  • rastteiro
  • ratseiro
  • rrasteiro
  • rsateiro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rasteiro - 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.

arsteiro2rasetiro2rassteiro1rasteior2rasteirro1rasterio2rastiero2rastteiro1
Edit distance from "rasteiro"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rasteiro"?
"rasteiro" is spelled R-A-S-T-E-I-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɐʃ.ˈtɐj.ɾu/.
What does "rasteiro" mean?
As an adjective, "rasteiro" means: que ocorre ou se encontra próximo ao chão, em sua parte superior
What words are commonly confused with "rasteiro"?
"rasteiro" is commonly confused with "rastro", "roteiro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rasteiro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rasteiro" is /Rɐʃ.ˈtɐj.ɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rasteiro" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rasteiro", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

refresco#34,883replicar#34,891neguinho#34,828sociedad#34,923

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

ocultação11 variantsisolante11 variantsafluente11 variantsarrefecer11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list