santeiro
/sɐ̃ˈte(j).ɾu/ [sɐ̃ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
The verdict
“santeiro” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #45,583 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #45,583
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que esculpe ou modela imagens sacras
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | santeiro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /sɐ̃ˈte(j).ɾu/ [sɐ̃ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #45,583 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “santeiro” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for santeiro is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /sɐ̃ˈte(j).ɾu/ [sɐ̃ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]. Corpus data places it at rank #45,583 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "que esculpe ou modela imagens sacras".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for santeiro, with forms such as "asnteiro", "sanetiro", and "sannteiro". 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, "solteiro", "sapateiro", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is santeiro, spelled S-A-N-T-E-I-R-O.
Definition
- 1que esculpe ou modela imagens sacras
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: asnteiro,sanetiro,sannteiro,santeior,santeirro,santerio,santiero,santteiro,satneiro,snateiro,ssanteiro
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of santeiro - 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.
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.
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Using “santeiro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-A-N-T-E-I-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /sɐ̃ˈte(j).ɾu/ [sɐ̃ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “solteiro” - see the side-by-side comparison. santeiro vs solteiro
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.