a cereja do bolo

phrase

The verdict

“a cereja do bolo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - um toque especial

Key facts for a cereja do bolo
PropertyValue
Headworda cereja do bolo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “a cereja do bolo” sits in Portuguese frequency

a cereja do bolo falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

a cereja do bolo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

a cereja do bolo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is a cereja do bolo, spelled A- -C-E-R-E-J-A- -D-O- -B-O-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    um toque especial
  2. 2
    alguém especial e importante

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 "a cereja do bolo"?
"a cereja do bolo" is spelled A- -C-E-R-E-J-A- -D-O- -B-O-L-O.
What does "a cereja do bolo" mean?
As a phrase, "a cereja do bolo" means: um toque especial
What language does "a cereja do bolo" come from?
"a cereja do bolo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “a cereja do bolo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A- -C-E-R-E-J-A- -D-O- -B-O-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list