refratário

/Rɨ.fɾa.ˈta.ɾju/

//Rɨ.fɾa.ˈta.ɾju// adj

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The verdict

“refratário” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #44,567. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,567
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - resistente; rebelde; obstinado

Corpus desk

Index PT-refratario · refratário · Portuguese

refratário · rank #44,567 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,567
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH reajustar

Nearest frequency peer: reajustar (-4 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 “refratário”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “refratário” 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
Key facts for refratário
PropertyValue
Headwordrefratário
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/Rɨ.fɾa.ˈta.ɾju/
Letters10
Frequency rank#44,567
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “refratário”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).refratáriocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “reajustar” (#44,563), “repressivo” (#44,571), “rather” (#44,562). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “refratário” fica em #44,567. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around refratário (IPA /Rɨ.fɾa.ˈta.ɾju/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #44,567 among 963 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "resistente; rebelde; obstinado".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for refratário, with forms such as "erfratário", "refartário", and "reffratário". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is refratário, spelled R-E-F-R-A-T-Á-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    resistente; rebelde; obstinado

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how refratário appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Com o povo grego majoritariamente refratário à ajuda europeia, a proposta do referendo levantou preocupações com novos atrasos na implantação das medidas, contribuindo para derrubar os mercados nesta terça-feira.

This word in other languages

refractory(English)refractario(Español)réfractaire(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erfratário
  • refartário
  • reffratário
  • refratráio
  • refrattário
  • refratáiro
  • refratároi
  • refratárrio
  • refraátrio
  • refrratário
  • refrtaário
  • rerfatário
  • rferatário
  • rrefratário

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erfratário2refartário2reffratário1refratráio2refrattário1refratáiro2refratároi2refratárrio1
Edit distance from "refratário"

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 "refratário"?
"refratário" is spelled R-E-F-R-A-T-Á-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.fɾa.ˈta.ɾju/.
What does "refratário" mean?
As an adjective, "refratário" means: resistente; rebelde; obstinado
What are common misspellings of "refratário"?
Common misspellings include "erfratário", "refartário", "reffratário", "refratráio", "refrattário". The correct spelling is "refratário".
How do you pronounce "refratário"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "refratário" is /Rɨ.fɾa.ˈta.ɾju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "refratário" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

repressivo#44,571preposição#44,544pinacoteca#44,539perpetrado#44,528

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

trepadeira14 variantsnecrotério14 variantsindonésios14 variantsexacerbado14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list