traitor

/ˈtɹeɪtə(ɹ)/

//ˈtɹeɪtə(ɹ)// noun

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The verdict

“traitor” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #95,288 among 917 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,288
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - traidor

Corpus desk

Index PT-traitor · traitor · Portuguese

traitor · rank #95,288 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,288
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH tostar

Nearest frequency peer: tostar (-2 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “traitor”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “traitor” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for traitor
PropertyValue
Headwordtraitor
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtɹeɪtə(ɹ)/
Letters7
Frequency rank#95,288
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “traitor” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).traitorcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “tostar” (#95,286), “traveller” (#95,293), “tomato” (#95,281). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “traitor” fica em #95,288. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

traitor is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #95,288 among 917 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtɹeɪtə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "traidor".

No misspelling variants are generated for traitor in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 traitor, spelled T-R-A-I-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    traidor

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. “It is the just decree of Heaven, that never seeth a traitor his danger, till his ruin is at hand.”

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 "traitor"?
"traitor" is spelled T-R-A-I-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtɹeɪtə(ɹ)/.
What does "traitor" mean?
As a noun, "traitor" means: traidor
How do you pronounce "traitor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "traitor" is /ˈtɹeɪtə(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list