apito de cachorro
/aˈpi.tu d͡ʒi kaˈʃo.ʁu/ [aˈpi.tu d͡ʒi kaˈʃo.hu]
The verdict
“apito de cachorro” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tipo de apito que emite um som na faixa ultrassônica, que os humanos não podem ouvir, mas alguns outros animais podem, incluindo cães e gatos domésticos, e é usado em seu treinamento, inventado em ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apito de cachorro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | /aˈpi.tu d͡ʒi kaˈʃo.ʁu/ [aˈpi.tu d͡ʒi kaˈʃo.hu] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “apito de cachorro” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
apito de cachorro is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed /aˈpi.tu d͡ʒi kaˈʃo.ʁu/ [aˈpi.tu d͡ʒi kaˈʃo.hu]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for apito de cachorro, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is apito de cachorro, spelled A-P-I-T-O- -D-E- -C-A-C-H-O-R-R-O.
Definition
- 1tipo de apito que emite um som na faixa ultrassônica, que os humanos não podem ouvir, mas alguns outros animais podem, incluindo cães e gatos domésticos, e é usado em seu treinamento, inventado em 1876 por Francis Galton
- 2comunicação de ideias políticas, muitas vezes controversas, em linguagem codificada, de forma que apenas um pequeno grupo de eleitores as entende como devem ser entendidas
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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.
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Using “apito de cachorro”
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- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-P-I-T-O- -D-E- -C-A-C-H-O-R-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /aˈpi.tu d͡ʒi kaˈʃo.ʁu/ [aˈpi.tu d͡ʒi kaˈʃo.hu] (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.