't

/ət/

//ət// article

The verdict

“'t” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an article. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
2
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - contração de het

Corpus desk

Index PT-t · 't · Portuguese

't · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-SHORT 2 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "'" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for 't
PropertyValue
Headword't
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechArticle
IPA/ət/
Letters2
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “'t” em português

'tfica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

't is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anarticle, transcribed /ət/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "contração de het".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for 't, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 't, spelled '-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    contração de het

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how 't appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dan houdt 't verhaal op
  2. Wat ga je in 't weekend doen?

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "'t"?
"'t" is spelled '-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ət/.
What does "'t" mean?
As an article, "'t" means: contração de het
How do you pronounce "'t"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "'t" is /ət/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "'t" come from?
"'t" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list