sorrateiro
/so.ʁaˈte(j).ɾu/ [so.haˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
The verdict
“sorrateiro” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #83,338 among 2,603 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,338
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,603
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - relativo à pessoa que age secretamente, às escondidas, para não ser percebida
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sorrateiro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /so.ʁaˈte(j).ɾu/ [so.haˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #83,338 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sorrateiro” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
sorrateiro is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #83,338 among 2,603 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /so.ʁaˈte(j).ɾu/ [so.haˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
sorrateiro has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is sorrateiro, spelled S-O-R-R-A-T-E-I-R-O.
Definition
- 1relativo à pessoa que age secretamente, às escondidas, para não ser percebida
- 2diz-se daquilo que é feito dissimuladamente
Synonyms
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 “sorrateiro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-O-R-R-A-T-E-I-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /so.ʁaˈte(j).ɾu/ [so.haˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.